Culo (en. Ass)

/ˈkulo/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

The back part of the human body.

The boy fell and hurt his butt.

El niño se cayó y se golpeó el culo.

Colloquial term for referring to this part of the body.

My butt hurts from sitting for so long.

Me duele el culo por estar tanto tiempo sentado.

Used in vulgar expressions to denote disdain.

I don’t care at all what they say.

No me importa un culo lo que digan.

From the Latin 'culus', which means 'buttocks' or 'rear part'.

to be fed up

To be extremely tired or annoyed.

estar hasta el culo

to get involved in someone else's business

To interfere or get involved in matters that do not concern you.

meterse en el culo

I don't care at all

I don’t care at all.

no me importa un culo

tell it to someone else

An expression used to dismiss an excuse or assertion.

a otro perro con ese hueso

buttock

Each of the two fleshy parts that form the buttocks.

nalga

rear

The back part of the body, especially in reference to the glutes.

trasero

behind

At the back of something.

detrás

Butt as an insult to refer to a foolish person.

Don’t be foolish, think before you speak.

No seas un culo, piensa antes de hablar.

Butt as a reference to someone’s rear in a flirtatious way.

That girl has a butt that everyone looks at.

Esa chica tiene un culo que todos miran.