meretrix

Senso (Inglese)

a female prostitute or courtesan

sinonimi

lupānāria

prostibula

nonaria

meretrix meretricis

Pronunciato come (IPA)
[ˈmɛ.rɛ.triːks]
Etimologia (Inglese)

From mereō, meritum (“to earn (a living)”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, feminine agentive suffix), literally “the earner”.

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