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puta en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:chiefly US Hispanic, uncountable, vulgar) A prostitute, whore, slut, bitch, etc.
    • 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." 1988 February 12, Lawrence Bommer, “Extremeties/Talking With . . .”, in Chicago Reader:
    • And we told you, man, we have not seen your puta sister. 2005, Eric Bogosian, Wasted Beauty, page 63:

puta en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Borrowed from Dzongkha པུ་ཏ (pu ta).

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A Bhutanese noodle dish.
    • 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. 2024, Bradley Mayhew, Lindsay Fegent-Brown, Galey Tenzin, Bhutan, Lonely Planet, →ISBN: