Polyglot Dictionary

puta

/ˈputɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Slang Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Forms

plural
as putas

Meaning

  1. prostitute; strong swear word (vulgar)

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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. Also appears as an intensifier («puta que pariu», «uma puta casa»). Offensive and sexist when used against someone. For the literal sense use «prostituta» or «profissional do sexo».

nounvulgar

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