Puma

See also: puma, pumă, and púma

Translingual

Puma concolor (mountain lion)
Puma yagouaroundi (jaguarundi)

Etymology

From Quechua puma.

Proper noun

Puma f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – the mountain lion and the jaguarundi.

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English

Proper noun

Puma

  1. A village in the Solomon Islands.
  2. An administrative ward in the Singida Rural district of Tanzania.
  3. A Kiranti language spoken in Nepal.

Noun

Puma (plural Pumas)

  1. An athletic shoe or other piece of athletic gear of a German-based brand of that name.
    Joe Fortune shook his head, swung his legs over the edge of the bunk, and put on his Pumas.

Anagrams


German

Etymology

18th century, from Spanish puma, from Quechua puma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuːma/
  • (file)

Noun

Puma m (strong, genitive Pumas, plural Pumas)

  1. cougar, puma
    Synonyms: Berglöwe, Silberlöwe, (very rare) Kuguar

Declension

Further reading

  • Puma” in Duden online
  • Puma” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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