puto
Spanish, noun/ˈputo/
puto is spelled P-U-T-O (4 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,933rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Puto is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “man-whore” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Hombre que ofrece servicios o favores sexuales a cambio de dinero”.
What does puto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
vulgarfucking, goddamn
Este puto carro no deja de conducir.
adverb
- 1
vulgarfucking
noun
- 1
masculinevulgarman-whore
- 2
derogatorymasculinevulgarfaggot
For quotations using this term, see Citations:puto.
- 3
derogatorymasculinevulgarasshole, fucker, motherfucker
- 4
informalmasculineslangmate, dude (term of endearment between friends)
- 5
archaicmasculineobsoleterarekid
noun
- 1
masculineputo (steamed rice cake)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Hombre que ofrece servicios o favores sexuales a cambio de dinero. 2. Hombre que siente atracción sexual por otros hombres. 3. Hombre que le teme a algo.
adjective: 1. Promiscuo. 2. Que merece desprecio o denigración por ser causa de agravio, contrariedad o escasez. 3. Que tiene cualidades o valor extraordinarios.
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 puto
- puta feminine
- putos masculine plural
- putas feminine plural
- putísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce puto?
- /ˈputo/
- [ˈpu.t̪o]
- [ˈput̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to puto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is puto in Spanish?
puto appears 28 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).