Literally it means whore but it’s used the same way as son of a bitch is in english. And calling a woman a whore (especially someone’s mother) in spanish is a good way to get punched or shot. At least in colombia. They really love their moms here.
Comment on It's interesting to see what qualifies as a swear in different languages.
rumschlumpel@feddit.org 5 weeks ago“puta” literally means “whore”, though. Either way, what the hell kind of insult is “son of an unmarried woman”/“son of a prostitute” if you think it through? It’s rather anachronistic at this point.
teft@piefed.social 5 weeks ago
squaresinger@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Calling a non-prostitute woman a prositute is quite offensive in most languages I would guess.
Offending someone’s mom (and by extension their heritage) might be anachronistic in some regions, but it really isn’t in others.
AmidFuror@fedia.io 5 weeks ago
When Grandma calls you an SOB, it's really about her daughter-in-law.