Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puta

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: pu-ta
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prostitute, whore, slut, bitch, etc.

Uncountable

noun

A Bhutanese noodle dish.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Mastrosimone's (antiheroine?) Marjorie lets in a man who quickly drops the small talk, slams her to the floor, and almost smothers her with a pillow as he commands her to say "thank you," "I love you," and "I am your puta.""
"And we told you, man, we have not seen your puta sister."
"At high altitudes wheat and buckwheat are the staples. In Bumthang, khule (buckwheat pancakes) and puta (buckwheat noodles) replace rice as the foundation of many meals. Dessert is most often a modest presentation of fruit -apple, banana, pineapple or orange, depending on the season."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin putus Latin *putader.? Vulgar Latin *pūtta Old Spanish puta Spanish putabor. English puta Borrowed from Spanish puta.

Usage

Uncountable

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Questions

What does puta mean?: A prostitute, whore, slut, bitch, etc.
Where does puta come from?: Etymology tree Latin putus Latin *putader.? Vulgar Latin *pūtta Old Spanish puta Spanish putabor. English puta Borrowed from Spanish puta.

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