puta

Meaning

Noun

1. (derogatory, feminine, vulgar) whore
2. (derogatory, feminine, vulgar) slut
3. (derogatory, feminine, vulgar) bitch

Adj

1. (feminine, masculine, vulgar) evil; inmoral
2. (feminine, masculine, vulgar) an intensifier used in a similar way as fucking, freaking or damn may be used in the USA. May mean "huge", "impressive" and/or "problematic" and can even be used in a good way, if the person is jealous

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈputa̝/

Etymology

Cognate with French: pute

Cognate with Catalan: puta

Cognate with Spanish: puta

Cognate with Portuguese: puta

Cognate with Asturian: puta

Cognate with Italian: putta

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese puta, probably from a Vulgar Latin *pūtta, variant of *puta, female form of *puttus, putus (“boy”), which is however a hapax legomenon of dubious reading. Cognate with French pute, Catalan puta, Spanish puta, Portuguese puta, Asturian puta, as well as Old Italian putta (“girl”).