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puma¹

  • /puːmə/
  • /pjuːmə/

Rhymes with -uːmə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish puma, borrowed from Quechua puma, from Proto-Quechuan *puma.

noun pumas

  1. Australia, New Zealand, UK A mountain lion or cougar (Puma concolor).
  2. broadly Any feline belonging to the genus Puma.
  3. slang 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 ex

Puma²

proper noun

  1. A village in the Solomon Islands.
  2. An administrative ward in the Singida Rural district of Tanzania.
  3. A Kiranti language spoken in Nepal.

Puma³

Where it comes from

See puma; the name was chosen to highlight ideas of strength, agility, and grace often associated with the large cat.

noun Pumas

  1. 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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mountain lion, cougar, catamount, panther, painter, felis concolor, boma, american lion, florida panther, mountain panther, red lion, american tiger, couguar, red tiger, mountain cat, pumapard

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"puma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/puma. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

puma. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/puma

Chicago

"puma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/puma.

BibTeX
@misc{puma_2026,
  title = {puma},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/puma},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}