putanë
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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