Feminine

putta

Meaning

  1. (archaic, dialectal, feminine, form-of) female equivalent of putto (“boy”): a girl; an unmarried young woman
  2. (feminine, rare) maid
  3. (feminine, regional) magpie
  4. (feminine, rare) queen

Concepts

young girl

jeune fille

Hyphenated as
pùt‧ta
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈput.ta/
Etymology

From Latin pūta, feminine equivalent of pūtus, through Vulgar Latin pūttus, pūtta. Compare masculine putto.

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