putería

la putería(
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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(sex work)
a. prostitution
Yo no quiero que vayas caminando por esa zona, hijo. Hay mucha putería por allí.I don't want you walking around that area, son. There's a lot of prostitution around there.
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(brothel)
a. whorehouse
Lo encontraron borracho y peleando delante una putería en la zona roja.They found him drunk and fighting in front of a whorehouse in the red-light district.
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(amazing thing)
Regionalism used in Colombia
(Colombia)
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
(Dominican Republic)
a. shit
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
Tienes que venir al concierto. ¡Va a ser una putería!You've got to come to the concert. It's going to be the shit!
4.
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
(indecent behavior)
a. promiscuity
Esta ciudad se llena de locura y putería durante el verano.This city is filled with wildness and promiscuity during the summer
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