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by lkuty 749 days ago
"caca" in french means "shit". It is the common word for "shit" used by kids, the other one being "merde" (more vulgar).
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My family always uses it when talking about the dog going caca. It used to confuse me when I was a kid but we’d say shishi for pee. Family is mixed so it’s not really pidgeon but more just mixed. A Korean friend heard me say shishi once and said they say the same in Korean, which was surprising to learn but like caca it’s probably a fairly universal word

Don’t have any Korean or French heritage myself

> but like caca it’s probably a fairly universal word

It's not a universal word. It's derived from the Greek word for "bad".