courtisan

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cortigiano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuʁ.ti.zɑ̃/

• Audio:

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Noun

courtisan m (plural courtisans, feminine courtisane)

1. courtier

Related terms

• cour
• courtiser

Descendants

• → English: courtesan
• → Portuguese: cortesão
• → Romanian: curtezan

Further reading

• “courtisan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.