/py.tɛ̃/
whore, hooker; bitch, cow (an unpleasant woman)
Synonyms: pute
Inherited from Old French putain, originally the oblique case of pute (“dirty woman”) formed with the suffix -ain, from Vulgar Latin pūtta, from Latin pūta (“girl”). Compare with salope, Italian puttana, Spanish puta.
fuck, fucking hell, bloody hell; used as an intensifier
“Putain, il a encore oublié les clés !” — Fuck, he forgot the keys again!
Synonyms: bordel, punaise, purée
Inherited from Old French putain, originally the oblique case of pute (“dirty woman”) formed with the suffix -ain, from Vulgar Latin pūtta, from Latin pūta (“girl”). Compare with salope, Italian puttana, Spanish puta.