putada

/puˈtaða/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: slang. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: negative.

Forms

plural
putadas

Meaning

  1. dirty trick, bummer (vulgar)

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Usage notes

Colloquial and vulgar in Spain for an unfair thing done to someone or a piece of bad luck. Milder alternatives: «faena», «fastidio», «mala pasada», «lástima».

nounvulgar

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