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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "poo"}}
==English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/puː/|a=UK}}
* {{IPA|en|/pu/|a=US}}
* {{audio|en|En-au-poo.ogg|a=AU}}
* {{rhymes|en|uː|s=1}}

===Etymology 1===
See {{m|en|pooh}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun|~}}

# {{alternative spelling of|en|pooh|nodot=a}}: an [[instance]] of [[say]]ing "[[#Interjection|poo]]".
# {{lb|en|uncountable|childish}} [[feces|Feces]].
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1960|author=Harold Wentworth; et al|title=Dictionary of American Slang|page=401
|passage='''Poo'''... feces.}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=2018|author=Brent Butt|chapter=Sasquatch Your Language|title=Corner Gas Animated
|passage=Wherever legitimate tracks are found there's always some fresh scat, y'know, '''poo''', flop, dumplings.}}
# {{lb|en|countable|chiefly|_|UK|childish}} A [[piece]] of [[feces]] or an [[act]] of [[defecation]].
#* '''June 22 1981''', ''The Guardian'', p. 8:
#*: That doggy's doing a '''poo'''.
# {{lb|en|uncountable|slang}} [[cannabis|Cannabis]] [[resin]].

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|shit}} ''See'' [[Thesaurus:feces]]
* {{sense|defecation}} ''See'' [[Thesaurus:defecation]]

=====Coordinate terms=====
* {{l|en|pee}}
* {{l|en|wee}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{der2|en|cutesy-poo|pile of poo|poo pirate|poo poo|poo tickets|up poo creek|all fart and no poo|icky-poo}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top-see|feces|feces|shit|stool}}
* Afrikaans: {{t|af|poef}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|بُرَاز|m}}, {{t|ar|كَاكَا|f}}, {{t|ar|خَرَاء|m}}, {{t|ar|خِرَاء|m}}
*: Hijazi Arabic: {{t|acw|خرا|m|tr=ḵara}}, {{t|acw|ككة|m|tr=kakka}}
* Armenian: {{t|hy|քխիկ}}, {{t|hy|ախկո}}, {{t|hy|[[մեծ]] [[գործ]]}} {{qualifier|euphemism, literally "big work"}}
* Assamese: {{t|as|হগা}}, {{t|as|গু}}
* Bengali: {{t+|bn|হাগু}}
* Breton: {{t|br|kakac'h|m}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|caca|f}}, {{t+|ca|femta|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|屎|tr=si2}}, {{t|yue|便便|tr=bin6 bin6}} {{qualifier|childish}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|大便|tr=dàbiàn}}, {{t+|cmn|便便|tr=biānbiān}} {{qualifier|childish}}
* Danish: {{t|da|bæ|c}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|poep|m}} (also a fart)
* Eastern Arrernte:  {{t-needed|aer}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|kaka}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|kakka}}
* French: {{t+|fr|caca|m}}, {{t+|fr|popo|m}}
* Galician: {{t|gl|caca|f}}, {{t|gl|popó|m}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|განავალი}}, {{t|ka|კაკა}}
* German: {{t+|de|Kacke|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|κακά|n-p}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|קָקִי|tr=kaki}}, {{t|he|קָקָה|tr=kaka}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|टट्टी}}, {{t+|hi|मल|m}}, {{t+|hi|गू|m}}, {{t+|hi|गूह|m}}, {{t+|hi|गुह|m}}, {{t+|hi|पाखाना|m}}, {{t+|hi|विष्ठा|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|kaki}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|kúkur|m}}
* Ingrian: {{t|izh|kakka}}
* Interlingua: {{t|ia|pupu}}, {{t|ia|caca}}
* Irish: {{t+|ga|cac|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|cacca|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|うんち|tr=unchi}}, {{t+|ja|うんこ|tr=unko}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|응가}}, {{t+|ko|똥}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|گوو}}
* Lao: {{t|lo|ອຸດຈາຣະ}}
* Latin: {{t|la|faeces|m-p}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|ка́ка|f}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|tahi}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|शी|f}}, {{t|mr|शीशी|f}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|meox|n}}
* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|بوق|tr=bok}}
* Persian: {{t|fa|پی‌پی|tr=pi-pi}}
* Pitjantjatjara: {{t|pjt|kuna}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|kupa|f}}, {{t+|pl|gówno|n}} {{qualifier|shit}}, {{t+|pl|kał|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|totô|m}}, {{t+|pt|cocô|m}}, {{t|pt|caquinha|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|caca|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|кака́шка|f}} {{qualifier|colloquial, childish}}, {{t+|ru|ка́ка|f}} {{qualifier|childish}}, {{t+|ru|кал|m}} {{qualifier|formal, medical}}, {{t+|ru|фека́лии|f-p}} {{qualifier|faeces}}, {{t+|ru|говно́|n}} {{qualifier|shit}} 
* Sanskrit: {{t+|sa|उच्चार|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|ка́ка|f}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|káka|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|caca|f}}, {{t+|es|popo}}, {{t|es|cacota|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|bajs}}
* Sylheti: {{t|syl|ꠀꠉꠣ}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|jebs}}, {{t|tl|pupu}}, {{t|tl|ebak}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|อุจจาระ}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kaka}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|лайно́|n}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|phân}}
* Warlpiri:  {{t-needed|wbp}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|slang: marijuana resin}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|tymi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|shit}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====Verb====
{{en-verb}}

# {{alternative spelling of|en|pooh|nodot=a}}: to [[say]] "[[#Interjection|poo]]".
# {{lb|en|intransitive|childish}} To [[defecate]].
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=July 6 1975|author=C. James|journal=Observer|page=23
|passage=The dog practically has to '''poo''' on his shoe before he can make the pinch.}}
# {{lb|en|transitive|childish}} To [[dirty]] [[something]] with [[feces]].
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=Dec 11 1989|journal=[[:w:The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]]
|passage=Most babies I knew then had on introduction either howled or '''pooed''' their pants.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=March 13 2003|journal=The Sun
|passage=We all know what happened to them—they... '''poohed''' their pants.}}

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|to shit}} ''See'' [[Thesaurus:defecate]]

=====Coordinate terms=====
* {{l|en|pee}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top-see|childish: to defecate|defecate|poop|shit}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|بَرَّزَ}}, {{t|ar|تَغَوَّطَ}}
*: Hijazi Arabic: {{t|acw|خري|tr=ḵiri}}
* Assamese:
*: Central: {{t|as|হাগা}}
*: Eastern: {{t|as|হগা}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|а́кам|impf}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|屙臭臭|tr=o1 cau3 cau3}} {{qualifier|childish}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|拉屎|tr=lāshǐ}}, {{t+|cmn|屙屎|tr=ēshǐ, āshǐ}}
* Danish: {{t|da|lave bæ}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|poepen}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|kakama}}, {{t|et|kakima}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|kakata}}
* French: {{t+|fr|faire caca}}, {{t+|fr|faire popo}}
* Galician: {{t|gl|facer caca}}, {{t|gl|facer popó}}
* German: {{t+|de|kacken}}, {{t|de|käckern}}, {{t+|de|Aa machen}}
* Greek: {{t|el|κάνω κακά}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|kakil}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|kúka}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|déan cac}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|うんちをする|tr=unchi-o surú}}
* Khmer: {{t|km|អ៊ឺអ៊ឺស}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|똥을 누다}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|گوو کردن}}, {{t|ckb|دەس بەئاوگەیاندن}}
* Latin: {{t|la|cacare}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|ка́ка|impf}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|शी करणे}}, {{t|mr|हगणे}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|bæsje}}
* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|صیچمق|tr=sıçmak}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|załatwiać się}}, {{t+|pl|robić kupę}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|fazer cocô}}
* Romanian: {{t|ro|face caca}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|ка́кать}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|hacer popó}}, {{t+|es|surrar}} {{qualifier|Central America}}, {{t+|es|cagar}}, {{t+|es|zurrar}} {{qualifier|Mesoamerica}}, {{t+|es|zurriar}} {{qualifier|Central America}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|bajsa}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|ỉa}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{checktrans-top}}
* Bengali: {{t+|bn|হাগা}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|cagar}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|kakat|impf}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|kakken}}, {{t+|nl|poepen}}, {{t+check|nl|schijten}}
* French: {{t|fr|faire une crotte}}
* Georgian: {{t-needed|ka}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|हगना}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|うんち|tr=unchi suru|alt=うんちする}}, {{t+|ja|うんこ|tr=unko suru|alt=うんこする}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|گوو کردن}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|cacō}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|ка́кити}}, {{t|sh|ка̏кати}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|kákiti}}, {{t+|sh|kȁkati}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|hacer aguas mayores}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|pagjebs}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====Interjection====
{{en-interj}}

# {{alternative spelling of|en|pooh|nodot=a}}: {{n-g|Expressing [[dismissal]], [[disgust]], etc.}}
# {{lb|en|euphemistic}} {{n-g|Expressing [[annoyance]], [[frustration]], etc.}}: a [[minced oath]] for '[[shit]]'.
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=January 12 1986|journal=Chicago Tribune|page=3c
|passage=Petulant and pouty, Stephanie herself says things like, ‘Oh, '''poo'''.’}}

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|expressing annoyance, etc}} ''See'' [[Thesaurus:dammit]]

===Etymology 2===
{{clipping|en|shampoo}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun|-|s}}

# {{lb|en|slang}} {{clipping of|en|shampoo}}
#* {{quote-book|en|author=Melissa Schweiger|title=Belli Beautiful: The Essential Guide to the Safest Health and Beauty Products for Pregnancy, Mom, and Baby|publisher=w:Da Capo Press|year=2012|isbn=978-0-738-21580-8|passage=Why I Cut Down on the “'''Poo'''”: A Note from Melissa {{...}} People are saying no to “'''poo'''”—shampoo, that is. A very famous hairstylist to the stars (who has gorgeous hair himself) admits that he never washes his hair with shampoo. He’s not the only one to swear by the no-'''poo''' approach.}}
# {{lb|en|slang}} [[champagne|Champagne]].
#: {{syn|en|shampoo|champers|fizz|bubbly}}
#: {{ux|en|Who wants another glass of '''poo'''?}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|en|no poo}}
* {{l|en|pre-poo}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|slang: champagne}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|skumppa}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|sjampis|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Etymology 3===
From {{m|en|poodle}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# A [[poodle]] [[crossbreed]].
#* {{quote-book|en|author=Sandra Choron; Harry Choron|title=Planet Dog: A Doglopedia|publisher=[[w:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|Houghton Mifflin Company]]|year=2005|page=211|isbn=978-0-618-51752-7|passage=To date, the only '''Poos''' who have received any serious attention from the AKC are the Labradoodle (Labrador Retriever and Poodle) and the Cockapoo (Cocker Spaniel and Poodle).}}
#* {{quote-book|en|author=Margaret H. Bonham|title=The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Designer Dogs|publisher=w:Alpha Books|year=2005|page=88|isbn=1-59257-369-X|passage=There’s no club for Maltipoo breeders yet, so your best bet is to look for a breeder of other '''Poo''' dogs.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|author=Renee Riva|title=Saving Sailor|publisher=w:David C. Cook|year=2007|page=64|passage=My sister has always wanted a little peekapoo, probably because they are kind of prissy, like she is. Personally, I never much cared for '''poo''' dogs of any kind, especially poodles. White french poodles are the ''worst''.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|author=w:Danielle Steel|title=Pure Joy|publisher=w:Transworld Publishers|year=2013|isbn=9781448167166|passage=And I looked at what I call the “'''poo'''” dogs, the currently fashionable/popular combos of cockapoo, yor-kiepoo, maltipoo, and a whole bunch of other “'''poos'''” that seemed unpredictable to me as to how big they would be, and what traits they would have of either breed.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|author=Sheila Agnew|title=Evie Brooks in Central Park Showdown|location=Dublin|publisher=[[w:O'Brien Press|The O’Brien Press]]|year=2014|page=87|pageurl=https://archive.org/details/centralparkshowd0000agne/page/87/mode/1up?view=theater|isbn=978-1-84717-559-5|passage=‘What kind of dog is Eddie?’ I asked curiously. ‘He’s a Westiepoo.’ ‘A what?’ ‘Westiepoo,’ repeated Nikki, ‘a West Highland White Terrier/Poodle mix. I’m pretty much obsessed with '''poos'''.’ ‘We have plenty of that round here,’ I said, ‘so you’ve come to the right place.’ ‘You might have worded that better, Nikki,’ said Max and she laughed. ‘I’m obsessed with poodle hybrids,’ Nikki explained.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|author=w:Teresa Toten|title=Beware That Girl|publisher=Hot Key Books, [[w:Bonnier Group|Bonnier Zaffre Ltd]]|year=2017|isbn=9781471406409|passage=She kept the bookmarks firmly on the “'''poo'''” dogs. “Come on! Just look. They’re irresistible!” She kept scrolling through sites for Maltipoos, Shih-poos and Yorkipoos.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|author=Miranda Liasson|title=All I Want for Christmas Is You|publisher=Forever, {{w|Hachette Book Group}}|year=2019|isbn=978-1-4555-4186-7|passage=Then this family came in who wanted one of those fancy '''poo''' dogs and the woman wanted to dress it up and carry it around in her purse and I...I just...}}

===See also===
*{{l|en|poo-uli}} {{i|not etymologically related}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=oop|OOP|oop}}

{{C|en|Bodily functions|Feces}}

=='Are'are==

===Noun===
{{head|alu|noun}}

# [[pig]]

===References===
* Kateřina Naitoro, ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20171128171844/https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/35469715.pdf#page=95 A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax]'' (2013)

==Coastal Kadazan==

===Etymology===
{{dercat|kzj|map-pro|inh=1}}
From {{inh|kzj|poz-pro|*paqa}}.

===Noun===
{{head|kzj|noun}}

# [[thigh]]

==Esperanto==
{{wikipedia|lang=eo}}

===Etymology===
Derived from {{der|eo|mul|Poa}}, from {{der|eo|grc|πόα||fodder}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{eo-IPA}}

===Noun===
{{eo-head}}

# {{l|mul|Poa}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|eo|poacoj}}

{{topics|eo|Taxonomic names}}

==Kankanaey==

===Pronunciation===
{{kne-pr|pó7o<qq:act of burning>|po7ó<qq:stump, source>}}

===Noun===
{{kne-noun|póo}}

# act of [[burn]]ing

====Derived terms====
{{col3|kne|pooan}}

===Noun===
{{kne-noun|poó}}

# [[stump]], [[stub]], [[block]]
# [[source]]

===References===
* {{R:kne:Vanoverbergh 1933|page=369}}

==Lombard==

===Etymology===
Akin to {{cog|it|poco}} and {{cog|fr|peu}}, from Latin ''[[paucus]]''.

===Adverb===
{{head|lmo|adverb}}

# [[little]], [[few]]

==Middle English==

===Noun===
{{head|enm|noun}}

# {{alternative form of|enm|po}}

==Old Galician-Portuguese==
{{was fwotd|roa-opt|2013|April|3}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|roa-opt|VL.|*pulvus|g=n}} (with early loss of ''v''), from {{inh|roa-opt|la|pulvis|g=m}}, from {{der|roa-opt|ine-pro|*pel-||flour, dust}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|roa-opt|/ˈpo.o/}} {{q|uncertain}}<!-- Per the etymology, at least. -->

===Noun===
{{head|roa-opt|noun|g=m|plural|poos}}

# {{l|en|powder}} {{gloss|fine particles made by grinding substance}}
#* {{roa-opt-cite-cantigas|E|225|http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cantigas/facsimiles/E/408.html}}
#*: A Tan toſte que Saẏda foi.o Crerigo fillou a ⁊ fez logo dela '''poos''' ⁊ en ſa bolſſa guardo a
#*:: As soon as it exited, the cleric grabbed it and soon ground it (''literally:'' made '''powders''' of it) and stored it in his purse.

====Descendants====
* {{desc|gl|po}}
* {{desc|pt|pó}} {{see desc}}

==Seri==
[[Image:PecariTajacu.jpg|thumb|right]]

===Noun===
{{sei-noun||poo}}

# {{lb|sei|archaic}} [[collared peccary]], {{taxlink|Pecari tajacu|species}}
#: {{syn|sei|ziix ina quicös}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|sei|poo caacoj<t:pig>}}

===References===
* {{R:sei:dict|page=467}}

{{C|sei|Mammals}}

==Tswana==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|tn|/pɔ̀.ɔ̀/}}

===Noun===
{{tn-noun|pl=dipoo|head=pôô}}

# [[bull]] {{gloss|male cow}}

{{C|tn|Mammals}}

==West Makian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|mqs|/poː/}}

===Noun===
{{head|mqs|noun}}

# [[seed]], [[pit]]

===References===
* {{R:mqs:Collins:1982}}

==Wolio==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|wlo|poz-pro|*pahuq}}.

===Noun===
{{head|wlo|noun}}

# [[mango]]

===References===
* {{cite-book|last=Anceaux|first=Johannes C.|year=1987|title=Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia)|location=Dordrecht|publisher=Foris}}

==Yanomam==

===Etymology===
Cognate to {{cog|guu|poo||stone axehead of foreign make}}.

===Noun===
{{wca-noun|a}}

# [[iron]], [[metal]]
# [[knife]]
# [[shovel]]

===References===
* {{R:wca:Clause|1|115}}
* {{R:wca:DYP|57}}

==Yanomamö==

===Etymology===
Cognate to {{cog|wca|poo||iron, knife, shovel}}.

===Noun===
{{head|guu|noun}}

# [[stone]] [[axehead]]s, found in the jungle which are not made by [[Yanomami]] people, {{q|traditionally believed to be made by ghosts}}

====See also====
* {{l|guu|pore}}

===References===
* {{R:guu:DELY}}

==Yoruba==

===Etymology===
From {{bor|yo|en|po}}.

===Pronunciation===
*{{yo-IPA|póò}}

===Noun===
{{yo-noun|póò}}

# A [[bucket]] serving as a traditional [[toilet]], [[chamber pot]]