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"Puta" is a form of "puta", a noun which is often translated as "prostitute". "Pendejo" is a noun which is often translated as "asshole". Learn more about the difference between "pendejo" and "puta" below.
el pendejo, la pendeja(
pehn
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deh
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hoh
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
1. (vulgar) (unpleasant person) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. asshole (vulgar) (United States)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United States
¿Quién invitó a mi fiesta a este pendejo?Who invited this asshole to my party?
b. arsehole (vulgar) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¿Cómo puedes salir con ese pendejo?How can you date that arsehole?
a. idiot
El pendejo se estacionó en el lugar para personas discapacitadas.That idiot parked in the spot for people with disabilities.
b. dumbass (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
A ver, pendejo, ¿qué es lo que no entendiste?Ok, dumbass, what is it that you didn't understand?
c. prat (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¿Oíste lo que dijo la pendeja en la conferencia de prensa?Did you hear what that prat said during the press conference?
3. (vulgar) (young person) (Southern Cone)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. kid (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
La piscina estaba llena de pendejos.The pool was full of kids.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
4. (vulgar) (pubic hair) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. pube (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Muchas personas se afeitan los pendejos.Lots of people shave their pubes.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
5. (vulgar) (coward) (Central America) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
6. (vulgar) (immature) (Panama) (Paraguay) (River Plate)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Panama
Regionalism used in Paraguay
la puta(
poo
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tah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (pejorative) (vulgar) (sex worker)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. prostitute
Vieron a muchas putas trabajando en la calle.They saw a lot of prostitutes working on the street.
b. whore (pejorative)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
En ese bar de mala reputación solo hay putas y marineros borrachos.In that shady bar you'll only find whores and drunk sailors.
2. (pejorative) (vulgar) (loose woman)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. slut (pejorative) (vulgar)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
No puedo creer que esa puta se acostó con mi novio.I can't believe that slut slept with my boyfriend.
An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Wow!).
3. (vulgar) (used to express annoyance)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
