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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

puta

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈputa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Slut/slʌt/
nounverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Es una palabra muy despectiva."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A derogatory term for a woman considered to be promiscuous or sexually loose.

    "She was subjected to intense social stigma and slut-shaming for her personal life choices."
As verb
  1. 1

    To behave in a promiscuous manner.

    "The colloquial usage of the term has occasionally been reclaimed in modern discourse."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Originating in the late 14th century, the word 'slut' initially meant a untidy, slovenly, or dirty woman, derived from Middle English. Over centuries, the semantic focus shifted dramatically from domestic uncleanliness to moral and ultimately sexual promiscuity, becoming heavily charged in modern social discourse.

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