cougar
noun /ˈkuːɡə(r)/
/ˈkuːɡər/
- (especially North American English) (North American English also mountain lion, puma especially in British English)a large American wild animal of the cat family, with yellow-brown or grey fur
- (informal) an older woman who seeks a sexual relationship with a much younger man
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French couguar, abbreviation of modern Latin cuguarcarana, from Tupi-Guarani guaçuarana.