verb/xoˈdeɾ/
to annoy, bug, bother, irritate; to tell annoying jokes; to be very annoying, difficult, tiring (be difficult); to become ruined, fucked (said of a thing); to become ruined, fucked (said of a person)
“Deja de joder a mi perro.” — Stop annoying my dog.
Synonyms: fastidiar, fregar, molestar, jorobar, incomodar, incordiar, cargosear, agobiar
From older *hoder, from Old Spanish foder, from Latin futuere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to hit”). The unexpected initial /x/ instead of being silent comes from the frequent emphasis on the /h/ sound. Compare Spanish jamelgo from Latin famelicus. Cognate with English footle, Catalan fotre, French foutre, Italian fottere, Portuguese foder, Galician foder, Romanian fute, and
Sicilian fùttiri. Attested since 18th century.
interjection/xoˈdeɾ/
fuck!; jeez!, damn! (expression of surprise)
“¡Joder, Hoy es un buen día!” — Fuck, today it's a good day!
Synonyms: mierda, miércoles de ceniza, jolín, jolines, barbaridad, hostia
From older *hoder, from Old Spanish foder, from Latin futuere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to hit”). The unexpected initial /x/ instead of being silent comes from the frequent emphasis on the /h/ sound. Compare Spanish jamelgo from Latin famelicus. Cognate with English footle, Catalan fotre, French foutre, Italian fottere, Portuguese foder, Galician foder, Romanian fute, and
Sicilian fùttiri. Attested since 18th century.
adverb/xoˈdeɾ/
the fuck (as an intensifier)
“¿Pero qué joder es esto?” — What the fuck is this?
From older *hoder, from Old Spanish foder, from Latin futuere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to hit”). The unexpected initial /x/ instead of being silent comes from the frequent emphasis on the /h/ sound. Compare Spanish jamelgo from Latin famelicus. Cognate with English footle, Catalan fotre, French foutre, Italian fottere, Portuguese foder, Galician foder, Romanian fute, and
Sicilian fùttiri. Attested since 18th century.