prosseneta

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Sostantivo

prosseneta m sing (pl.: prosseneti)

  1. (elevato) (antico) chi rappresenta legalmente un forestiero
  2. (diritto) sensale, mezzano, ruffiano
  3. (spregiativo) pappone, lenone, paraninfo, magnaccia

Sillabazione

pros | se | né | ta

Pronuncia

IPA: /prosseˈnɛta/

Etimologia / Derivazione

dal latino proxeneta, derivato dal greco προξενητής, derivato a sua volta da προξενέω, "ospitare, procurare", e questo da πρόξενος

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