pute

Etymology

From Old French pute (nominative singular of putain), from Vulgar Latin putta, from Latin puta (“girl”). Cognate with puta in many other Romance languages.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pyt/

Noun

pute f (plural putes)

1. (vulgar) whore, slut (prostitute)

   Aller aux putes.

   To get oneself a whore

2. (vulgar, colloquial) bitch, slut (promiscuous woman)
3. (vulgar, slang) fucking (used for emphasis)

   pute de con

   fucking asshole

See also

• garce
• fils de pute
• putain
• tchoin

Further reading

• “pute” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• peut

Verb

putē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of puteō

Etymology

From Danish pude (“something that puffs up”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʉːtə/

Noun

pute f, m (definite singular puta or puten, indefinite plural puter, definite plural putene)

1. a pillow
2. a cushion

References

• “pute” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Danish pude (“something that puffs up”).

Noun

pute f (definite singular puta, indefinite plural puter, definite plural putene)

1. a pillow
2. a cushion

References

• “pute” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Noun

pute f

1. nominative singular of putain