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)

  1. (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