putanë
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian puttana (“whore, slut”). Cognate with Greek πουτάνα (poutána), Aromanian putanã.
Noun edit
putánë f (plural putána, definite putána, definite plural putánat)
- (derogatory) whore, slut
- Synonyms: lavíre, kúrvë, prostitútë
Further reading edit
- “putanë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006