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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic коуръва (kurŭva), from Proto-Slavic *kury. Compare Aromanian curvã.
Pronunciation
Noun
curvă f (plural curve)
- (vulgar) whore, slut, tramp, harlot, hooker; a promiscuous woman
Usage notes
- This word is a false friend of the English word curve, which in Romanian would be curbă, which is in turn a false friend of the word curb.
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