adverb
puta
puta (not comparable)
Classical[ˈpʊ.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈpuː.ta]
Meaning
- not comparablesuppose, for instance, namely
pŭtă,
I. imper., v. puto fin.
Pŭta, ae, f. puto,
I. a goddess that presides over the pruning of trees, Arn. 4, 131.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
puta adv.
imper. of puto, suppose, for instance, namely : Quinte, puta, aut Publi, H.
Origins
Lexicalisation of the above imperative that underwent iambic shortening.