meretriz

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin meretrīcem.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: me‧re‧triz

Noun

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meretriz f (plural meretrizes)

  1. hooker, whore, prostitute
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prostituta
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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin meretrīcem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /meɾeˈtɾiθ/ [me.ɾeˈt̪ɾiθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /meɾeˈtɾis/ [me.ɾeˈt̪ɾis]
  • Rhymes: -iθ
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: me‧re‧triz

Noun

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meretriz f (plural meretrices)

  1. hooker, whore, prostitute
    Synonym: prostituta
    • 1885, Leopoldo Alas, chapter 1, in La Regenta, volume 1, published 2006, →ISBN:
      Pero, sin pensarlo, daba una intención lúbrica y cínica a su mirada, como una meretriz de calleja, que anuncia su triste comercio con los ojos, sin que la policía pueda reivindicar los derechos de la moral pública.
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