whore

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[edit] Pronunciation

(RP) enPR: hô, IPA: /hɔː/, SAMPA: /hO:/
(US) enPR: hōr, hôr, ho͝or/hŏŏr, IPA: /hoʊr/, /hɔr/, /hʊr/, SAMPA: /hoUr/, /hOr/, /hUr/
Rhymes: -ɔː(r), -oʊr, -ɔr, -ʊr
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[edit] Etymology

Old English hōre, Indo-European root *qār "dear"; akin to Old Norse hóra "whore", hórr "adulterer", German Hure "whore", Middle High German huore, Old High German huora, Dutch hoer, Latin carus "dear".

[edit] Noun

Singular
whore

Plural
whores

whore (plural whores)

A prostitute.
(pejorative) A person who is considered to be sexually promiscuous.
A person who is unscrupulous, especially one who compromises their principles for gain.

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see WikiSaurus:prostitute

[edit] Translations

A prostitute

Afrikaans: hoor
Albanian: kurvë, prostitutë
Arabic: عاهرة ar(ar) (3aahira) f.
Armenian: բոզ (boz)
Breton: gast f.
Catalan: puta
Chinese: trad. and simpl. 婊子 (pinyin: biǎozi), trad. and simpl. 妓女 (pinyin: jìnǚ), trad. and simpl. 娼妓 (pinyin: chāngjì)
Croatian: kurva hr(hr)
Czech: děvka cs(cs) f., kurva cs(cs) f., běhna cs(cs) f., nevěstka cs(cs) f., šlapka cs(cs) f.
Danish: luder da(da) c., prostitueret da(da) c., hore da(da) c.
Dutch: hoer nl(nl) f.
Esperanto: putino, ĉiesulino, prostituino, publikulino, stratulino, amorulino
Estonian: hoor et(et)
Finnish: huora fi(fi)
French: putain fr(fr) f.
Georgian: მეძავი (medzavi), როსკიპი (roskipi), ბოზი (bozi)
German: Dirne de(de) f., Hure de(de) f., Nutte de(de) f.
Greek: πόρνη (pórni) f., ιερόδουλη (ieróduli) f., (vulgar:) πουτάνα (putána) f., τσούλα (tsúla) f., τσουλί (tsulí) n.
Hebrew: זונה (zohnah) f., שרמוטה (sharmutah) f.
Hindi: वेश्या hi(hi)
Hungarian: kurva hu(hu)
Icelandic: hóra is(is)
Indonesian: cabo id(id), pelacur id(id)
Irish: striapach ga(ga) f.
Italian: puttana it(it), baldracca it(it), prostituta it(it), scrofa it(it), troia it(it), meretrice it(it), zoccola it(it), peripatetica it(it), mignotta it(it), sciaquetta it(it)
Japanese: 売春婦 ja(ja) (baishunfu), 娼婦 ja(ja) (shōfu), 街娼 ja(ja) (gaishō), 売女 ja(ja) (baita), させ子 ja(ja) (saseko), パンスケ ja(ja) (pansuke)
Korean: 갈보 (galbo), 논다니 (nondani), 매춘부 (賣春婦, maechunbu)
Latin: meretrix la(la) f.
Latvian: please add this translation if you can

Lithuanian: kekšė lt(lt) f.
Malay: pelacur ms(ms)
Maltese: qaħba, prostituta
Maori: kairau mi(mi)
Mongolian: янхан f.
Norwegian: hore no(no) f.
Norwegian Nynorsk: hora nn(nn)
Occitan: puta f.
Old English: myltestre ang(ang) f., hore ang(ang) f.
Persian: جنده (jendeh)
Polish: dziwka f., prostytutka f., kurwa f. (vulgar)
Portuguese: puta f., prostituta, mulher da vida, rapariga (Brasil), quenga
Romanian: curvă f., târfă f.
Russian: курва (kúrva) f., проститутка (prostitútka) f., блядь (bljad’) f., потаскуха (potaskúxa) f., шлюха (šljúxa) f.
Sanskrit: रूपाजीवा
Scottish Gaelic: siùrsach f., strìopach f.
Serbian: kurva sr(sr)
Slovak: kurva, pobehlica
Slovene: prostitutka sl(sl) f.
Spanish: puta, prostituta, zorra, fulana, golfa (Mexico), ramera, guarra, mujerzuela f.
Swedish: hora sv(sv)
Tamil: please add this translation if you can
Thai: หญิงโสเภณี (yĭng sŏhpâynee)
Turkish: orospu, kaltak, şırfıntı, şıllık, kevaşe, fahişe, aşifte (or aşüfte)
Vietnamese: đĩ vi(vi)
Walloon: putain
Welsh: hwren, gast f., putain f.
Yiddish: זונה yi(yi) (zoyne) f., הור yi(yi) (hur) f., קורווע yi(yi) (kurve) f.

sexually promiscuous person

Armenian: տվող (tvogh)
Dutch: slet nl(nl) f., hoer nl(nl) f.
French: salope fr(fr) f.
Greek: ακόλαστη/ανήθικη γυναίκα (akolasti/anithiki gyneka) f., πουτάνα (putana) f., τσούλα (tsoula) f.
Hebrew: שרלילה (sharlila) (slang) f.
Norwegian: ludder n., tøs f.

Portuguese: vadia pt(pt), devassa pt(pt), galinha pt(pt)
Russian: ненаёба (nenajóba) m. and f., сука (súka) m. and f., давалка (daválka) f., блядь (bljad’) f., подстилка (podstílka) f., поблядушка (pobljadúška) f., слаб/слаба на передок (slab/slabá na peredók), лярва (ljárva) f., дешёвка (dešóvka) f., потаскуха ru(ru) (potaskúxa) f.
Scottish Gaelic: siùrsach f., strìopach f., sgliùrach f., leodag f., luid f., slapag f., reipseach f.

unscrupulous person

French: putain f., salopard m., saloparde f.
Russian: курвец (kurvéts) m., блядь (bljad’) m. and f., гад (gad) m., говноед (govnojéd) m., гадина (gádina) m. and f., поблядунья (pobljadún’ja) f.

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to whore

Third person singular
whores

Simple past
whored

Past participle
whored

Present participle
whoring

to whore (third-person singular simple present whores, present participle whoring, simple past and past participle whored)

(intransitive): To prostitute oneself.
(intransitive): To engage the services of a prostitute.
(transitive): To pimp; to pander.

[edit] Translations

to prostitute oneself

Arabic: عهر (ʕáhara)
Armenian: տալ (tal), բոզություն անել (bozut῾yun anel)
Finnish: huorata, myydä itseään
French: se prostituer
German: sich prostituieren

Greek: εκπορνεύομαι (ekpornevome), εκδίδομαι (ekdidome)
Italian: prostituirsi it(it)
Russian: сблядоваться (sbljadovát’sja), заблядоваться (zabljadovát’sja)
Spanish: prostituirse es(es)
Swedish: att hora

to engage a prostitute

Arabic: عاهر (ʕá:hara)
Armenian: բոզի գնալ (bozi gnal)
French: engager une prostituée fr(fr)
Italian: andare it(it) a puttane it(it)

Japanese: 売春婦を買う (baishunfu o kau)
Russian: ходить по блядям (χodít’ po bljádjam)
Spanish: ir de putas

to pimp

Arabic: قاد (qá:da)

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