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PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

puta.

slutty

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpu.tɐ/Brazil/ˈpu.tɐ/Portugal
  1. slutty

    derogatory · 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. This etymology is supported by both María Moliner and Joan Coromines. Cognate with French pute, Catalan puta, Spanish puta, Galician puta, Asturian puta, as well as Old Italian putta (“girl”).

adj/ˈpu.tɐ/Brazil/ˈpu.tɐ/Portugal
  1. an intensifier used in a similar way as fucking

    Portugal · feminine · masculine · vulgar
    Não pude ir lá porque estava uma puta tempestade.
    Você tem uma puta sorte.
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. This etymology is supported by both María Moliner and Joan Coromines. Cognate with French pute, Catalan puta, Spanish puta, Galician puta, Asturian puta, as well as Old Italian putta (“girl”).

noun/ˈpu.tɐ/Brazil/ˈpu.tɐ/Portugal
  1. whore, hooker

    derogatory · feminine · vulgar
  2. slut (promiscuous woman)

    derogatory · feminine · vulgar
  3. bitch (a term of contempt towards women)

    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. This etymology is supported by both María Moliner and Joan Coromines. Cognate with French pute, Catalan puta, Spanish puta, Galician puta, Asturian puta, as well as Old Italian putta (“girl”).

adj/ˈpu.tɐ/Brazil/ˈpu.tɐ/Portugal
  1. feminine singular of puto

    feminine · form-of · singular
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. This etymology is supported by both María Moliner and Joan Coromines. Cognate with French pute, Catalan puta, Spanish puta, Galician puta, Asturian puta, as well as Old Italian putta (“girl”).

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