putain
Meaning
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- (vulgar) whore, hooker
- (slang,vulgar) bitch, cow (an unpleasant woman)
Concepts
fornicatress
hussy
sporting lady
tinker’s damn
slovenly woman
tinker’s dam
for fuck’s sake
cyprian
fancy woman
Synonyms
les boules
saloparde
prostituée de la rue
tête de vier
eh ben dis donc
nuiteuse
femme adultère
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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