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Galician
Noun
pucha f (plural puchas)
- cap
- Synonyms: monteira, carapucha, cufete, moquelo, cadela, piocha, cachucha
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese puxar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu pucha.
Verb
pucha
- to pull
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese puxar.
Verb
pucha
- to pull
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpu.xa/
- Rhymes: -uxa
- Syllabification: pu‧cha
Etymology 1
Back-formation from pustka + -cha.
Noun
pucha f
- Augmentative of pustka
Declension
Etymology 2
Back-formation from puszka + -cha.
Noun
pucha f
- Augmentative of puszka
Declension
Further reading
- pucha in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈput͡ʃa/
- Rhymes: -utʃa
- Syllabification: pu‧cha
Noun
pucha f (plural puchas)
- (vulgar) pussy (a Spanish insult)
- Synonyms: concha, coño, vulva
Interjection
pucha
- (Argentina, Chile, Peru, colloquial) expresses pity, disappointment, sympathy
- Synonyms: ¡Qué lata!, ¡Qué lástima!
1926, Roberto Arlt, Judas Iscariote:—¿Estás por meterme preso?
—No, hombre, ¿por qué? ¿No se te puede dar una broma?
—Es que parece que querés sonsacarme algo.
—Pucha… qué rico tipo sos, ¿no te regeneraste ya?- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Verb
pucha
- inflection of puchar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading