putejar

Catalan

Etymology

From puta +‎ -ejar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [pu.təˈʒa]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [pu.teˈd͡ʒaɾ]
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Verb

putejar (first-person singular present putejo, first-person singular preterite putegí, past participle putejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (intransitive, vulgar) to whore (to work as a prostitute)
  2. (transitive, figurative) to mistreat, to persecute
    Synonyms: maltractar, perjudicar
  3. (pronominal, figurative) to have a bad time

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • puteig

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