puttana

== Italian == === Etymology === From Old French putain, from Latin puta (“girl”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /putˈta.na/ Rhymes: -ana Hyphenation: put‧tà‧na === Noun === puttana f (plural puttane, masculine puttano) (derogatory, vulgar, slang) whore, slut, hooker, harlot, tart (British) (derogatory, offensive) bitch trollop, strumpet, whore, streetwalker ==== Synonyms ==== vacca (literally “cow”) scrofa (literally “sow”) cagna (literally “bitch”) troia (literally “sow”) baldracca (slang used in Northern Italy) mignotta (slang used in Rome) smanfaraccia (slang used in Central Italy) barlenga (slang used in some Italian regions) zoccola (literally “she-rat”) disonesta (literally “dishonest woman”) sgualdrina squillo vigliacca (literally “coward”) meretrice cortigiana (literally “courtesan”) donna di facili costumi (women of eased customs) bagascia battona (related to battere (literally “strike, hit”)) sciacquetta prostituta escort (euphemism) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== putta ==== Descendants ==== → Albanian: putánë, putërë — Arbëresh → Greek: πουτάνα (poutána) === Anagrams === puntata