Spanish

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Etymology

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From puño +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /puˈɲeta/ [puˈɲe.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: pu‧ñe‧ta

Noun

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puñeta f (plural puñetas)

  1. border (of clothing)
  2. (colloquial, Spain) something which is annoying or causes trouble
  3. (colloquial, vulgar) bore, bug, ballbreaker
  4. (colloquial, vulgar) masturbation

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Cebuano: punyeta
  • Tagalog: punyeta

Interjection

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puñeta

  1. (Philippines, Puerto Rico, Spain, colloquial, vulgar) damn it!

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