sciarmutta

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَرْمُوطَة (šarmūṭa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ʃarˈmut.ta/
  • Rhymes: -utta
  • Hyphenation: sciar‧mùt‧ta

Noun

sciarmutta f (plural sciarmutte)

  1. prostitute (used in Italian East-North Africa colonies for indigenous prostitute)