putain
Meaning
Concepts
fornicatress
fancy woman
hussy
Synonyms
les boules
saloparde
prostituée de la rue
tête de vier
eh ben dis donc
nuiteuse
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/py.tɛ̃/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French putain, originally the oblique case of pute (“dirty woman”) formed with the suffix -ain, from Vulgar Latin pūtta, from Latin pūta (“girl”). Compare with salope, Italian puttana, Spanish puta.
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