puttanesco

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /put.taˈnes.ko/
  • Rhymes: -esko
  • Hyphenation: put‧ta‧né‧sco

Adjective

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

  1. (vulgar) whorish, sluttish

Derived terms

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