pujante

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pujante. Piecewise doublet of puxante and pulsante.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puˈʒɐ̃.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: pu‧jan‧te

Adjective

pujante m or f (plural pujantes)

1. powerful, vigorous

   Synonym: possante

Further reading

• “pujante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish pujar

Proto-Indo-European *-onts

Latin -ns

Latin -antem

Spanish -ante

Spanish pujante

From pujar + -ante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puˈxante/ [puˈxãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: pu‧jan‧te

Adjective

pujante m or f (masculine and feminine plural pujantes)

1. booming, growing

Descendants

• → Portuguese: pujante

Further reading

• “pujante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025