courtisan

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian cortigiano.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /kuʁ.ti.zɑ̃/
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Noun[edit]

courtisan m (plural courtisans, feminine courtisane)

courtier

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

→ English: courtesan
→ Portuguese: cortesão
→ Romanian: curtezan

Further reading[edit]

“courtisan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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