cougar
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cougar¹
- /ˈkuːɡə/ UK
- /ˈkuɡɚ/ US
- [ˈkʰuɡɚ] US
Where it comes from
From French couguar, from Portuguese cuguardo, a deformation of Brazilian Portuguese suçuarana (earlier çuçuarana), from Old Tupi sûasuarana.
noun cougars · couguar
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A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.
They are found in Brasil, Paraguay, and in the country of the Amazons; and there is reason to believe that the animal, described by some travellers, under the name of the Ocorome, in Peru, is the same as the cougar, as well as that in the country of the Iroquois, which has been considered as a tiger
Similar: catamount, catamountain, mountain lion, painter, panther, puma, red tiger
- An older woman who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger men, by implication a female “sexual predator”. A cougar approached Warren at the Palomino Club and asked for a dance.
Cougar²
Where it comes from
In reference to the Washington State Cougars, one of the university's sports teams.
noun Cougars
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A student or alumnus of the Washington State University.
The most helpful part of having a Washington State MBA is using the Cougar connection. Boeing is the most common example; you can always find a Cougar at Boeing who is in the department you're interested in. Once a Coug always a Coug.
Similar: Coug
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: catamount, puma, panther, mountain lion, painter, felis concolor, lion, tiger, snow, couguar, florida panther, american lion, red lion, red tiger, american tiger, bobcat
Translations
Every language
noun Puma concolor
| Español | puma, león de montaña, león bayo, onza bermeja, león americano, león montañero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 퓨마 pyuma |
| 日本語 | ピューマ pyūma |
| 中文 | 美洲獅 /美洲狮 měizhōushī |
| Kiswahili | puma |
| Português | onça-parda, puma, suçuarana, leão-baio, leão-da-montanha |
| Français | cougar, lion des montagnes, puma |
| Deutsch | Puma, Berglöwe, Silberlöwe |
| Italiano | puma |
| Ελληνικά | ορεινός λέων oreinós léon, πούμα poúma |
| Română | pumă |
| Русский | кугуа́р kuguár, пу́ма púma, го́рный лев górnyj lev |
| العربية | أَسَد جِبَال ʔasad jibāl, كَوْجَر kawjar |
noun slang: older woman who seeks younger men
| Español | loba, vieja verde, robacuna, rompecuna, asaltacunas |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 熟女 jukujo |
| Português | loba, coroa |
| Français | cougar |
| Italiano | panterona |
| Tiếng Việt | máy bay, máy bay bà già |
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title = {cougar},
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