Standard Lemma guide

pudu

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈpuːduː/
  • UK: /puːˈduː/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

name

Meaning 1

A suburb of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A very small South American deer of the genus Pudu (in some classifications divided to Pudu and Pudella), native to the Andes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: venada

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From South American Spanish pudú, from Mapudungun pudu (“small deer”).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: poedoe — South American deer
  • Finnish: pudu — South American deer
  • French: pudu — South American deer
  • German: Pudu — South American deer
  • Italian: pudu — South American deer
  • Mapudungun: püdü — South American deer
  • Quechua: sach'akawra — South American deer
  • Russian: пуду́ (pudú) — South American deer
  • Spanish: pudú — South American deer
  • Turkish: pudu — South American deer