porno
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English
Etymology
Shortening of pornographic (Australian),(New Zealand) or pornography (North America). Attested from mid-20th century.
Pronunciation
Abbreviation
porno
- pornographic [from the 1950s]
- That's a porno film.
- (uncountable) pornography; usually refers to an audiovisual recording (e.g., on a videotape).
(Can we verify(+) this sense?)
- (countable) a pornographic film
- They're going to watch a porno.
Translations
Related terms
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /pɔrno/, [ˈpʰɒːno]
Noun
porno c. (singular definite pornoen, not used in plural form)
- short form of pornografi (“pornography”) [from 1965]
- (in compounds: corresponding to adjective) pornografic, porn
Dutch
Noun
porno
- A short form of pornografie
- (slang) use of the word to say someone is hot in an attractive way
Finnish
Noun
porno
- A short form of pornografia.
- As modifier in a compound word, pornographic, porn.
- pornoteollisuus = porn(ographic) industry
Anagrams
French
Noun
porno m. (plural pornos)
Italian
Adjective
porno m. and f. inv.
Noun
porno m. inv.
- porn, pornography (especially a pornographic film)
Anagrams
Norwegian
Adjective
porno (masculine porno; feminine porno; neuter porno; plural porno; comparative mer porno; superlative mest porno)
- (military jargon) flawless
Noun
porno m. (definite singular pornoen; uncountable)
Romanian
Etymology
English porno
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈpor.no]
Adjective
porno 1 nom/acc forms
Declension
| singular & plural |
|---|
| masculine, feminine & neuter |
| porno |
Usage notes
This word is not a noun, although it is sometimes used as one. In order to avoid ambiguity, a phrase such as film porno or revistă porno should be used.
Spanish
Adjective
porno m. and f. (plural pornos)
Noun
porno m. and f. (plural pornos)
Usage notes
Like foto, the shortened form of fotografia, this shortened form of pornografia is properly feminine, but sometimes used as a masculine noun.
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈpoɾno]
- Hyphenation: por‧no
Noun
porno
- porn
- a pornographic film
Declension
- Australian English
- New Zealand English
- North American English
- English abbreviations
- English uncountable nouns
- Requests for quotation
- English requests for quotation
- English countable nouns
- Danish nouns
- Dutch slang
- Dutch nouns
- Finnish nouns
- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French countable nouns
- Italian adjectives
- Italian nouns
- Norwegian adjectives
- Norwegian nouns
- Romanian terms derived from English
- Romanian adjectives
- Romanian slang
- Spanish adjectives
- Spanish colloquialisms
- Spanish nouns
- Turkish nouns