puma
Portuguese, noun/ˈpũ.mɐ/
puma is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “puma; cougar; mountain lion (Puma concolor, a large feline of the Americas)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “felídeo presente no Brasil e em outros lugares da América, de cor amarela-avermelhada, de médio porte (Puma…”.
What does puma mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinenonstandardpuma; cougar; mountain lion (Puma concolor, a large feline of the Americas)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. felídeo presente no Brasil e em outros lugares da América, de cor amarela-avermelhada, de médio porte (Puma concolor)
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of puma
- pumas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce puma?
- Brazil /ˈpũ.mɐ/
- Portugal /ˈpu.mɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
puma appears 2.8 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).