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cougar.

A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkuːɡə/UK/ˈkuɡɚ/US[ˈkʰuɡɚ]US
  1. A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.

    Canada · US
  2. An older woman who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger men, by implication a female “sexual predator”.

    Canada · US · derogatory · slang
    A cougar approached Warren at the Palomino Club and asked for a dance.
Where this word comes from

From French couguar, from Portuguese cuguardo, a deformation of Brazilian Portuguese suçuarana (earlier çuçuarana), from Old Tupi sûasuarana.

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