puma
Syllables: pu·ma/puːmə/
puma noun: a mountain lion or cougar (Puma concolor).
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Noun (1)
puma (plural pumas)
- A mountain lion or cougar (Puma concolor).
- Any feline belonging to the genus Puma.
- A woman in her 20s or 30s who seeks relationships with younger men; a younger cougar.
- “Younger can be good. How much younger?” Regina asked, inspecting the appetizer plates for any lingering bites. “I don't know,” Alexa said frowning. “Why does that matter?” “Less than eight years makes you a Puma. Over eight years makes you a Cougar,” Regina said wisely, grinning as Lauren nodded...2011, Donna McDonald, Dating A Cougar, →ISBN
Proper noun capitalized: Puma
Puma
- A village in the Solomon Islands.
- An administrative ward in the Singida Rural district of Tanzania.
- A Kiranti language spoken in Nepal.
Noun (2) capitalized: Puma
Puma (plural Pumas)
- 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.1989, Daniel Lynch, chapter 5, in Bad Fortune, New York, N.Y.: Pinnacle Books, Windsor Publishing Corp., →ISBN, page 42
puma meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
puma in Hindi
- पूमा, प्यूमा, पुमा
puma in Tamil
- புமா, ப்யூமா
puma in Marathi
- पूमा, पुमा, प्यूमा
puma in Urdu
- پوما, پیوما
More languagesFewer languages
- puma in Bengali
- পুমা, পিউমা
- puma in Telugu
- పూమా, ప్యూమా, పుమా
- puma in Malayalam
- പ്യൂമ, പൂമ, പ്യൂമാ
- puma in Kannada
- ಪೂಮಾ, ಪುಮಾ, ಪ್ಯೂಮಾ
- puma in Punjabi
- ਪੂਮਾ, ਪੁਮਾ
- puma in Gujarati
- પૂમા, પુમા, પ્યૂમા
- puma in Odia
- ପୁମା, ପୂମା
- puma in Nepali
- पुमा, प्यूमा, पूमा
Forms of puma
| plural | pumas |
|---|---|
| plural | Pumas |
Origin of puma
Borrowed from Spanish puma, borrowed from Quechua puma, from Proto-Quechuan *puma.
See puma; the name was chosen to highlight ideas of strength, agility, and grace often associated with the large cat.
Words formed from puma
Words that rhyme with puma
Questions about puma
- What does puma mean?
- Puma means a mountain lion or cougar (Puma concolor).
- What is puma in Hindi?
- Puma in Hindi is पूमा, प्यूमा, पुमा. See Puma meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is puma?
- Puma can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce puma?
- Puma is pronounced /puːmə/.
- What is the plural of puma?
- The plural of puma is pumas.
Words near puma in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: puma (page history and authors); Puma (page history and authors); puma (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); puma (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); puma (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); puma (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); puma (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); puma (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); puma (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); puma (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); puma (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); puma (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); puma (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); puma (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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