puttanesco

Italian

Etymology

From puttana (“whore, slut”) +‎ -esco (“-ish, -esque”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /put.taˈne.sko/
• Rhymes: -esko
• Hyphenation: put‧ta‧né‧sco

Adjective

puttanesco (feminine puttanesca, masculine plural puttaneschi, feminine plural puttanesche)

1. (vulgar) whorish, sluttish

Derived terms

• alla puttanesca
• puttanesca
• puttanescamente