"Puma" meaning in English

See Puma in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Puma
  1. A village in the Solomon Islands. Categories (place): Places in the Solomon Islands, Villages in the Solomon Islands
    Sense id: en-Puma-en-name-fP5srHxZ Categories (other): English trademarks Disambiguation of English trademarks: 41 22 9 29
  2. An administrative ward in the Singida Rural district of Tanzania. Categories (place): Tanzania
    Sense id: en-Puma-en-name-E3~UnMWO Disambiguation of Tanzania: 0 100 0 0
  3. A Kiranti language spoken in Nepal.
    Sense id: en-Puma-en-name-yhP269ud
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Pumas [plural]
Etymology: See puma; the name was chosen to highlight ideas of strength, agility, and grace often associated with the large cat. Etymology templates: {{noitalic|Fabrik Brands}} Fabrik Brands Head templates: {{en-noun}} Puma (plural Pumas)
  1. An athletic shoe or other piece of athletic gear of a German-based brand of that name.
    Sense id: en-Puma-en-noun-NRZczbyb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 21 23 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 15 28 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Puma meaning in English (2.9kB)

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