courtisane
French
Etymology
From Middle French courtisane, borrowed from Italian cortigiana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuʁ.ti.zan/
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with courtisan.
Further reading
- “courtisane” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian cortigiana.
Noun
courtisane f (plural courtisanes)
- prostitute
- 1550, Pietro Aretino, Dialogue, ... ou les vies, et faits, de Lais et Lamia courtisanes de Rome sont deduites, page 52
- la Courtisane ne se propose autre but & ne vise à autre chose qu'à ce que les Amans donnent
- The courtesan doesn't not have another goal and does not target anything else but what her lovers give her
- la Courtisane ne se propose autre but & ne vise à autre chose qu'à ce que les Amans donnent
- 1550, Pietro Aretino, Dialogue, ... ou les vies, et faits, de Lais et Lamia courtisanes de Rome sont deduites, page 52
Descendants
- French: courtisane
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