puta

A Bhutanese noodle dish.

Noun uncountable, vulgar

  1. 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...
    • And we told you, man, we have not seen your puta sister. - 2005, Eric Bogosian, Wasted Beauty, page 63:

Origin

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

Noun Entry 2

  1. 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...

Origin

Etymology tree Dzongkha པུ་ཏ (pu ta)bor. English puta Borrowed from Dzongkha པུ་ཏ (pu ta).