proxeneta

Learned borrowing from Latin proxenēta, from Ancient Greek προξενητής (proxenētḗs).

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾuk.səˈnɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) unknown
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾok.seˈne.ta]

proxeneta m or f by sense (plural proxenetes)

1. pimp

   Synonyms: alcavot, rufià

• proxenetisme

• “proxeneta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

• proxenêta (obsolete)

Borrowed from French proxénète, from Ancient Greek προξενητής (proxenētḗs).

• Rhymes: -etɐ
• Hyphenation: pro‧xe‧ne‧ta

proxeneta m or f by sense (plural proxenetas)

1. pimp (prostitution solicitor)

   Synonyms: gigolô, (Brazil) cafetão, (Portugal) chulo

   • 2003, “Máquina da Verdade – Programa do Urso” (02:38 from the start), in Miryam Rahme, director, Hermes e Renato‎^[1], season 5, episode 13, spoken by Urso (Felipe Torres), São Paulo, via MTV Brasil:

     É verdade que antes de ser famoso você era proxeneta do teu pai e sevandija da tua mãe?

     Is it true that before you were famous you were your father's pimp and your mother's freeloader?

Ultimately a borrowing from Ancient Greek προξενητής (proxenētḗs).

• IPA^(key): /pɾoɡseˈneta/ [pɾoɣ̞.seˈne.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: pro‧xe‧ne‧ta

proxeneta m or f by sense (plural proxenetas)

1. pimp (prostitution solicitor)

   Synonyms: alcahuete, cabrón, cafiche, chulo, rufián

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