puta

Meaning

puto

sporting lady

slovenly woman

cyprian

fancy woman

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpu.tɐ/

Cognate with French

Cognate with Catalan

Cognate with Spanish

Cognate with Galician

Cognate with Asturian

Cognate with Italian

In summary

From a Vulgar Latin *pūtta, of uncertain origin, perhaps derived from Latin *puta, female form of Latin putus (“teeny boy”), a hapax legomenon of dubious reading. This etymology is supported by both María Moliner and Joan Coromines. Cognate with French pute, Catalan puta, Spanish puta, Galician puta, Asturian puta, as well as Old Italian putta (“girl”).