odalisque

== English == === Alternative forms === odalisk === Etymology === Borrowed from French odalisque, from Ottoman Turkish اوطه‌لق (odalık, “chambermaid”), from اوده (oda, “room”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊd(ə)lɪsk/, /ˈɒd(ə)lɪsk/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊdlɪsk/, /oʊdlˈisk/ === Noun === odalisque (plural odalisques) (historical) A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio. A desirable or sexually attractive woman. ==== Antonyms ==== virago ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== sultana === References === === Anagrams === odaliques == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اوطه‌لق (odalık, “chambermaid”), from اوده (oda, “room”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === odalisque f (plural odalisques) (historical) odalisque ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: odalisca → Dutch: odalisk → English: odalisque → German: Odaliske → Hungarian: odaliszk → Icelandic: ódalíska → Italian: odalisca → Portuguese: odalisca → Russian: одали́ска (odalíska) → Serbo-Croatian: одалиска (odaliska) → Spanish: odalisca ==== Further reading ==== “odalisque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012