catin

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See also: Catin and cả tin

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.tɛ̃/
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Etymology 1

Diminutive form of Catherine.

Noun

catin f (plural catins)

  1. (dated or literary) harlot, slattern, whore
    • 1857, Charles Baudelaire, “Au lecteur”, in Les Fleurs du mal [The Flowers of Evil], Paris: Poulet-Malassis et De Broise:
      Ainsi qu’un débauché pauvre qui baise et mange / Le sein martyrisé d’une antique catin,
      Like a poor lecher who kisses and bites / The tortured breast of an ancient whore
  2. (North America) doll; mannequin, dummy

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin catīnus (vessel) or catīnum.

Noun

catin m (plural catins)

  1. (obsolete, metallurgy) vessel for molten metal

Further reading

Occitan

Etymology

From Catin (Cathy).

Noun

catin f (Limousin)

  1. puppet

References

  • Yves Lavalade, Dictionnaire d'usage occitan/français - Limousin, Marche, Périgord, Institut d'Estudis Occitans dau Lemosin, 2010, →ISBN, page 147.