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odalisque

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English

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Odalisque painted by Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1874)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French odalisque, from Ottoman Turkish اوطه‌لق (odalık, chambermaid), from اوده (oda, room).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊd(ə)lɪsk/, /ˈɒd(ə)lɪsk/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊdlɪsk/, /oʊdlˈisk/

Noun

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odalisque (plural odalisques)

  1. (historical) A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio.
  2. A desirable or sexually attractive woman.

Antonyms

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Translations

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, fourth edition (2008): "odalisque"

Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اوطه‌لق (odalık, chambermaid), from اوده (oda, room).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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odalisque f (plural odalisques)

  1. (historical) odalisque

Descendants

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