la
feminine
pyt
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Translation
whore (vulgar)
Word origin
From Old French pute ('prostitute'), most often traced to Latin putida ('stinking, foul'), the feminine of putidus, from putere ('to stink'). Some accounts instead derive it from Vulgar Latin putta ('girl'). English putrid shares the putere root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- putida
- English cognates
- putrid
Other proposed origins
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralputes
Examples
C' grossier .
It is a very rude word in French.
.
We avoid this word in front of children.
contient .
This film contains a lot of words of this kind.
grossier l'.
This word is very rude and should be avoided.
' .
The novel tells the difficult life of a young prostitute in Paris.
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