Usage Note
Puta is a vulgar insult but also appears in common intensifier expressions like ¡puta madre! or de puta madre (meaning 'awesome' in Spain). Used in casual speech as an exclamation ¡puta! similar to 'damn!'. Register is strongly offensive in direct address; learners should treat all uses as high-register risk.
Examples
"Ese trabajo es de puta madre."
Natural Translation
That job is absolutely awesome.
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