courtesan

Significado (Inglés)

  1. A female prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients.
  2. (dated) The mistress of a royal or noble.
  3. (archaic) A woman of a royal or noble court.
  4. A fairy chess piece that can move to any adjacent square, that, when captured, the capturing piece is also eliminated.

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Pronunciado como (IPA)
/kɔːtɪˈzæn/
Etimología (Inglés)

Borrowed from Middle French courtisane, from Italian cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano (“courtier”), from corte (“court”), itself from Latin cohors.

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