kurtyzana

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See also: kurtyzaną

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French courtisane, from Italian cortigiana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kur.tɘˈza.na/
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  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: kur‧ty‧za‧na

Noun

kurtyzana f

  1. (dated) courtesan
    Synonyms: faworyta, faworytka, metresa
    Hypernyms: kochanka, utrzymanka
  2. (dated, literary, euphemistic) prostitute
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prostytutka

Declension

Further reading

  • kurtyzana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kurtyzana in Polish dictionaries at PWN