putsa

From German putzen.

putsa (present putsar, preterite putsade, supine putsat, imperative putsa)

2. to polish, to shine (make clean and shiny, usually by rubbing with a cloth (often along with a polishing or cleaning agent))

   putsa skor

   shine shoes

   1. to clean (sometimes more idiomatic in English)

      Fönsterputsare putsar fönster

      Window cleaners clean windows

      Putsa glasögonen med en putsduk

      Clean the glasses with a cleaning cloth

3. to groom (to make even)

   Aporna putsar varandras päls

   The monkeys groom each other's fur

   1. to trim

      putsa skägget

      trim one's beard

      putsa en häck

      trim a hedge

   2. to preen

      Svanen putsar fjädrarna med näbben

      The swan preens its feathers with its beak

4. (figuratively) to polish (make (minor) improvements to)

   Jag ska bara putsa rapporten lite så publicerar vi den sen

   I'm just going to polish the report a bit and then we'll publish it

   Nisse har putsat sin skidteknik sedan förra säsongen

   Nisse has polished his skiing technique since last season

   1. (especially sports) to improve

      putsa ett rekord

      improve a record

5. to plaster

   putsa en vägg med puts

   plaster a wall with plaster

Sometimes more or less interchangeable with polera in (sense 1). Putsa puts relatively more focus on making clean as opposed to (just) shiny.

• puts
• putsare
• putsning

• finslipa
• polera
• slipa

• putsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• putsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• putsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• stupa

• pucha

Borrowed from Spanish pucha.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈput͡ʃaʔ/ [ˈpuː.t͡ʃɐʔ], /ˈput͡ʃa/ [ˈpuː.t͡ʃɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈputsaʔ/ [ˈput̪.sɐʔ], (no palatal assimilation) /ˈputsa/ [ˈput̪.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -ut͡ʃaʔ, (no palatal assimilation) -utsaʔ, -ut͡ʃa, (no palatal assimilation) -utsa
• Syllabification: put‧sa

putsà or putsa (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ᜐ) (vulgar, derogatory)

1. said in anger or annoyance: fuck; damn

   Synonyms: puta, anak ng puta, putang ina

putsà or putsa (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ᜐ) (vulgar, derogatory)

1. term of abuse: cunt

   Synonyms: puta, anak ng puta, putang ina

• “putsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “putsa” in Tagalog-English Dictionary, TAGALOG LANG, 2007.
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 115

• pusta, Tupas, tsupa