punga
Spanish, adjective/ˈpunɡa/
punga is spelled P-U-N-G-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish, the 114,759th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Punga is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “vulgar, rascal, common person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dicho de una persona, de gusto vulgar o inferior, y hábitos incultos”.
What does punga mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineslangvulgar, rascal, common person
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ladrón que se especializa en birlar objetos sin violencia del bolsillo o bolso de su víctima.
noun: 1. Acción o efecto de punguear.
adjective: 1. Dicho de una persona, de gusto vulgar o inferior, y hábitos incultos. 2. Dicho de una cosa, propia de alguien punga₂
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 punga
- pungas feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce punga?
- /ˈpunɡa/
- [ˈpũŋ.ɡa]
- [ˈpũŋga]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to punga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is punga in Spanish?
punga appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).