"puta" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-puta.wav
Etymology: From Spanish puta. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|puta}} Spanish puta Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} puta (uncountable)
  1. (vulgar, chiefly US Hispanic) A prostitute, whore, slut, bitch, etc. Tags: uncountable, vulgar
    Sense id: en-puta-en-noun-r14CYvYV Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Foods Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Foods: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Dzongkha པུ་ཏ (pu ta). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|dz|པུ་ཏ}} Borrowed from Dzongkha པུ་ཏ (pu ta) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} puta (uncountable)
  1. A Bhutanese noodle dish. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-puta-en-noun-J4dh3p61 Categories (other): Foods Disambiguation of Foods: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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