puma
Spanish, noun/ˈpuma/
puma is spelled P-U-M-A (4 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 16,530th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Puma is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “cougar, mountain lion, puma (Puma concolor)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Puma concolor, sin. Felis concolor) Felino originario de América, el mayor del continente tras el jaguar…”.
What does puma mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecougar, mountain lion, puma (Puma concolor)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Puma concolor, sin. Felis concolor) Felino originario de América, el mayor del continente tras el jaguar; tiene pelaje de color rojizo o pardo, que le sirve para mimetizarse en las regiones de llanura o montaña que habita. Solía estar distribuido por todo el continente, pero su hábitat está en franco retroceso. 2. Figurativamente, persona de mucho arrojo o capacidad.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of puma
- pumas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce puma?
- /ˈpuma/
- [ˈpu.ma]
- [ˈpuma]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to puma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is puma in Spanish?
puma appears 3.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).