zoina

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زَانِيَة.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈzoj.nɐ/ [ˈzoɪ̯.nɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈzoj.na/ [ˈzoɪ̯.na]

  • Hyphenation: zoi‧na

Noun

zoina f (plural zoinas)

  1. hooker, whore, prostitute
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prostituta

References

  1. ^ “zoina”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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