fornaguera

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Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin fornicāria, feminine of fornicārius (fornicator), from fornix (brothel).

Pronunciation

Noun

fornaguera f (plural fornagueras)

  1. prostitute, a promiscuous or fornicating woman
    Synonym: putana
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 70r:
      Comienco q́ fablo nŕo ſenor aoſee dixo nŕo ſeńor aoſee ue eprent mugier fornaguera e faz fijos de fornicacion que fornicar fornicara la tŕa
      It began that Our Lord spoke to Hosea, and Our Lord said to Hosea, “Go and take a fornicating woman and have children of fornication, for fornication will fornicate the land.”