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putàna

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Etymology edit

Possibly from Vulgar Latin *puttāna, from Latin puta (“girl”),[1] but more likely a borrowing from Old Occitan putana, cf. Old French putaine, French putain, Sicilian buttana.[2][3] Latin putta (“prostitute”) is attested in the sixth century (Gregory of Tours). The change of meaning from "girl" to "prostitute" is due to euphemism, a process that is well known to other periods and languages.[4]

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: pu‧tà‧na

Noun edit

putàna f (plural putàni) (Modena)

  1. (derogatory, vulgar slang) whore, slut, hooker, tart (British)
  2. (as an insult) bitch
  3. trollop, strumpet, whore, streetwalker

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References edit

  1. ^ Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “puttana”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
  2. ^ puttana in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  3. ^ http://atilf.atilf.fr/dendien/scripts/tlfiv5/advanced.exe?8;s=250681320;
  4. ^ “puttana” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN
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