On Monday 16 Apr 2012 10:30:44 am Charles Haynes wrote: > > "Baddi maga" could mean son of prostitute. > > "HIjo de puta" (lit. "son of a whore" but meaning approximately the > same as "son of a bitch" in english) is a very common Spanish curse. > > -- Charles
I looked up the meaning of "puta" because that is a very interesting word. Puta seems to mean whore or f*ck. (The asterisk is because my own mail gets censored due to reasons unknown to me) But the word puta seems to have a common origin from Latin "pudendum" meaning female external genitalia. From that is derived "Mimosa pudica" - or "touch me not" - a plant that instantly folds it leaves and collapses when touched. Also related is the Punjabi slang for female external genitalia - "Phuddi" - with "Maa di Phuddi" being a favorite Punjabi curse. The corresponding Nepali word is puti. -shiv
