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puta.

whore, slut

4 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpu.tə]Balearic, Central, Northern[ˈpu.ta]Northwestern, Valencia
  1. whore, slut

    derogatory · feminine · vulgar
Where this word comes from

From a Vulgar Latin *pūtta, of uncertain origin, perhaps derived from Latin *puta, female form of Latin putus (“teeny boy”), a hapax legomenon of dubious reading. Cognate with French pute, Spanish puta, Portuguese puta, Galician puta, Asturian puta, as well as Old Italian putta (“girl”).

intj[ˈpu.tə]Balearic, Central, Northern[ˈpu.ta]Northwestern, Valencia
  1. fucking, goddamn, damn

    vulgar
Where this word comes from

From a Vulgar Latin *pūtta, of uncertain origin, perhaps derived from Latin *puta, female form of Latin putus (“teeny boy”), a hapax legomenon of dubious reading. Cognate with French pute, Spanish puta, Portuguese puta, Galician puta, Asturian puta, as well as Old Italian putta (“girl”).

adj[ˈpu.tə]Balearic, Central, Northern[ˈpu.ta]Northwestern, Valencia
  1. fucking, goddamn, used with feminine nouns.

    colloquial · vulgar
    La puta bicicleta dels collons.
    Ni puta idea.
Where this word comes from

From a Vulgar Latin *pūtta, of uncertain origin, perhaps derived from Latin *puta, female form of Latin putus (“teeny boy”), a hapax legomenon of dubious reading. Cognate with French pute, Spanish puta, Portuguese puta, Galician puta, Asturian puta, as well as Old Italian putta (“girl”).

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