cortesana

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kur.təˈza.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kor.təˈza.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [koɾ.teˈza.na]

Noun

cortesana f (plural cortesanes)

1. female equivalent of cortesà (“courtier”)
2. courtesan (female prostitute)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koɾteˈsana/ [koɾ.t̪eˈsa.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: cor‧te‧sa‧na

Noun

cortesana f (plural cortesanas)

1. courtesan

Further reading

• “cortesano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10