fillo de puta

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 13th century. Compare Portuguese filho da puta, Spanish hijo de puta, French fils de pute.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiɟo de ˈputa/ [ˈfi.ɟʊ ð̞ɪ ˈpu.t̪ɐ]
• Hyphenation: fi‧llo‧de‧puta

Noun

fillo de puta m (plural fillos de puta, feminine filla de puta, feminine plural fillas de puta)

1. (derogatory, vulgar) son of a bitch, son of a whore
   • c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 745:

     Chamaruos am fyllo de puta, mays nõ fillo de traedor; ca fio por Deus que en tal guisa obrarey eu, que nõ auerey ende uergonça

     They will call you son of whore, but not son of a traitor; because, by God, I'll act in such a manner that I would have not shame on me

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “fyllo de puta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “fyllo de puta”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “fillo de puta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fillo de puta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN