puñeta
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puˈɲeta/ [puˈɲe.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: pu‧ñe‧ta
Noun
puñeta f (plural puñetas)
- border (of clothing)
- (colloquial, Spain) something which is annoying or causes trouble
- (colloquial, vulgar) bore, bug, ballbreaker
- (colloquial, vulgar) masturbation
Interjection
puñeta
- (Philippines, Puerto Rico, Spain, colloquial, vulgar) damn it!
Derived terms
- de la puñeta
- en la quinta puñeta
- hacer la puñeta (“piss off”)
- puñetero
- qué puñetas (“what the fuck”)
Descendants
Further reading
- “puñeta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024