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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French courtisane, from Italian cortigiana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkur.tiˈzaː.nə/
- Hyphenation: cour‧ti‧sa‧ne
- Rhymes: -aːnə
Noun
courtisane f (plural courtisanes)
- a courtesan, a high-status prostitute or mistress
- Synonyms: hofhoer, hofpop
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French courtisane, borrowed from Italian cortigiana.
Pronunciation
Noun
courtisane f (plural courtisanes)
- prostitute
- courtesan
- female courtier
Usage notes
Further reading
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian cortigiana.
Noun
courtisane f (plural courtisanes)
- prostitute
1550, Pietro Aretino, Dialogue, ... ou les vies, et faits, de Lais et Lamia courtisanes de Rome sont deduites, page 52:la Courtisane ne se propose autre but & ne vise à autre chose qu'à ce que les Amans donnent- The courtesan doesn't not have another goal and does not target anything else but what her lovers give her
Descendants