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lupa

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(Anglès)

(declension-1, feminine) she-wolf
(declension-1, feminine, slang) prostitute

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

[ˈɫʊ.pa]

From lupus (“wolf”) + -a (feminine suffix). The sense “prostitute” is either a comparison of the prostitutes' predation on men to the wolf's rapacity, as also in Isidore's (often fanciful) opinion, or a reference to the she-wolf's uncleanliness and promiscuity (often culturally conflated), paralleled in English bitch.