🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

prostituta

Pronunciation / Transliteration: prostituta

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Prostitute/ˈprɒs.tɪ.tjuːt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A cidade implementou novas regulamentações para garantir a segurança das prostitutas."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person, typically a woman, who engages in sexual activity for payment.

    "The city has implemented new regulations to ensure the safety of prostitutes."
As verb
  1. 1

    To offer oneself for sexual activity in exchange for money.

    "He was arrested for prostituting himself on the streets."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'prostitute' originates from the Latin 'prostituta', which is the feminine form of 'prostitutus', meaning 'to expose publicly'. The word evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 14th century, reflecting societal views on sexual commerce.

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