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puma.

A mountain lion or cougar (Puma concolor).

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/puːmə//pjuːmə/
  1. A mountain lion or cougar (Puma concolor).

    Australia · New-Zealand · UK
  2. Any feline belonging to the genus Puma.

    broadly
  3. A woman in her 20s or 30s who seeks relationships with younger men; a younger cougar.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Quechuan *puma Quechua pumabor. Spanish pumabor. English puma Borrowed from Spanish puma, borrowed from Quechua puma, from Proto-Quechuan *puma.

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