Polyglot Dictionary

puta

/ˈputa/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Slang Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Forms

plural
putas

Meaning

  1. prostitute; strong swear word (vulgar)

    • La película trata de una mujer a la que llaman «la puta».

      The film is about a woman they call "the whore".

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Literally a woman who sells sex, and a very strong insult when aimed at a person. As an intensifier («de puta madre» = "brilliant") it appears constantly in casual speech. Offensive and sexist when used against someone; avoid it entirely. For the literal sense, prefer «prostituta» or «trabajadora sexual».

nounvulgar

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