putada

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puˈtada/ [puˈt̪a.ð̞a]

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• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: pu‧ta‧da

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Latin putus

Latin *putader.?

Vulgar Latin *pūtta

Old Spanish puta

Spanish puta

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātus

Latin -āta

Spanish -ada

Spanish putada

From puta (“bitch”) + -ada.

Noun

putada f (plural putadas)

1. dirty trick, raw deal, villainy
2. bad luck, bummer, bastard

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Latin putus

Latin *putader.?

Vulgar Latin *pūtta

Old Spanish puta

Spanish puta

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Latin -izō

Latin -idiāre

Spanish -ear

Spanish putear

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātus

Latin -āta

Spanish -ada

Spanish putada

From putear (“to scold”) + -ada.

Noun

putada f (plural putadas)

1. scolding

   Synonyms: bronca, retada, sermón

2. (derogatory, Costa Rica) a thing

Further reading

• “putada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026