putanë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• putërë — Arbëresh

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian puttana (“whore, slut”). Cognate with Greek πουτάνα (poutána), Aromanian putanã.

Noun

putánë f (plural putána, definite putána, definite plural putánat)

1. (derogatory) whore, slut

   Synonyms: lavíre, kúrvë, prostitútë

Further reading

• “putanë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006