English
Pronunciation
(RP):
- AHD|hô, hwô
- IPA|/hÉË/, /ÊÉË/
- SAMPA|/hO:/, /WO:/
(US):
- AHD|hôr, hwôr<!--is this correct?-->
- IPA|/hoÊr/, /hÉËr/, /ÊÉËr/
- SAMPA|/hO:r/, /WO:r/
rhymes:English:-ÉË(r)|Rhymes: -ÉË(r)
audio|en-ca-whore.ogg|(Canadian)
Etymology
Old English hÅre, Indo-European root *qÄr "dear"; akin to Old Norse hóra "whore", hórr "adulterer", German Hure "whore", Middle High German huore, Old High German huora, Latin carus "dear".
Noun
en-noun
- 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.
Synonyms
see WikiSaurus:prostitute
Translations
trans-top|A prostitute
Afrikaans: hoor
Arabic: ARchar|عاÙرة unicode|(Êá:hira) f
Armenian: Õ¢Õ¸Õ¦ (boz)
Catalan: puta
Chinese: å¦å¥³ (jì nÇ); å¨¼å¦ (chÄngjì); 賣淫, åæ·« (mà iyÃn)
Croatian: kurva
Czech: kurva
Danish: prostitureret, luder (vulgar)
Dutch: hoer f
Esperanto: putino, Äiesulino, prostituino, publikulino, stratulino, amorulino
Estonian: hoor
Finnish: huora
French: putain m
German: Hure f, Nutte f
Greek: ÏÏÏνη (pórni) f, ιεÏÏδοÏ
λη (ieróduli) f, (vulgar:) ÏοÏ
Ïάνα (putána) f, ÏÏοÏλα (tsúla) f, ÏÏοÏ
λί (tsulÃ) n
Hebrew: ××× × (zohnah) f, שר×××× (sharmutah) f
Hungarian: kurva
Icelandic: hóra
Indonesian: cabo, pelacur
Italian: puttana, baldracca, prostituta, scrofa, troia, meretrice, zoccola, peripatetica, mignotta
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Japanese: 売æ¥å©¦ (baishunfu); æ·«ããªå¥³ (ã¿ã ããªå¥³, midara na onna)
Korean: ê°ë³´ (galbo), ë
¼ë¤ë (nondani), 매ì¶ë¶ (è³£æ¥å©¦, maechunbu)
Latin: meretrix f
Malay: pelacur
Norwegian: hore f
Persian: FAchar|جÙد٠(jendeh)
Polish: dziwka f, prostytutka f, kurwa f (vulgar)
Portuguese: puta f
Romanian: curvÄ f, târfÄ f
Russian: кÑÑва (kúrva) f, пÑоÑÑиÑÑÑка (prostitútka) f, блÑÐ´Ñ (bljadâ) f, поÑаÑкÑÑ
а (potaskúxa) f, ÑлÑÑ
а (šljúxa) f
Scottish Gaelic: siùrsach f, strìopach f
Serbian: kurva
Slovene: prostitutka
Spanish: puta, prostituta, zorra, fulana, golfa (Mexico), ramera, guarra, mujerzuela f
Swedish: hora
Thai: THchar|หà¸à¸´à¸à¹à¸ªà¹à¸ à¸à¸µ (yÄng sÅhpâynee)
Turkish: orospu, kaltak, Åırfıntı, Åıllık, kevaÅe, fahiÅe, aÅifte (or aÅüfte)
Walloon: putain
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trans-top|sexually promiscuous person
Armenian: Õ¿Õ¾Õ¸Õ² (tvogh)
Greek: ακÏλαÏÏη/ανήθικη γÏ
ναίκα (akolasti/anithiki gyneka) f, ÏοÏ
Ïάνα (putana) f, ÏÏοÏλα (tsoula) f
Hebrew: שר×××× (sharlila) (slang) f
Norwegian: ludder n, tøs f
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Portuguese: vadia, devassa, galinha
Russian: ненаÑба (nenajóba) m|f, ÑÑка (súka) m|f, давалка (daválka) f, блÑÐ´Ñ (bljadâ) f, подÑÑилка (podstÃlka) f, поблÑдÑÑка (pobljadúška) f, ÑлабÑй|Ñлаб/ÑлабÑй|Ñлаба на пеÑедок (slab/slabá na peredók), лÑÑва (ljárva) f, деÑÑвка (dešóvka) f
Scottish Gaelic: siùrsach f, strìopach f, leodag f, luid f, slapag f, reipseach f
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trans-top|unscrupulous person
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Russian: кÑÑÐ²ÐµÑ (kurvéts) m, блÑÐ´Ñ (bljadâ) m|f, гад (gad) m, говноед (govnojéd) m, гадина (gádina) m|f, поблÑдÑнÑÑ (pobljadúnâja) f
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Verb
en-verb|whor|ing
- intransitive: To prostitute oneself.
- intransitive: To engage the services of a prostitute.
- transitive: To pimp; to pander.
Translations
trans-top|to prostitute oneself
Arabic: ARchar|عÙر unicode|(Êáhara)
Armenian: Õ¿Õ¡Õ¬ (tal), Õ¢Õ¸Õ¦Õ¸ÖÕ©ÕµÕ¸ÖÕ¶ Õ¡Õ¶Õ¥Õ¬ (bozut῾yun anel)
Finnish: huorata, myydä itseään
German: sich prostituieren
Greek: εκÏοÏνεÏομαι (ekpornevome), εκδίδομαι (ekdidome)
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Italian: prostituirsi
Russian: ÑблÑдоваÑÑÑÑ (sbljadovátâsja), заблÑдоваÑÑÑÑ (zabljadovátâsja)
Swedish: att hora
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trans-top|to engage a prostitute
Arabic: ARchar|عاÙر unicode|(Êá:hara)
Armenian: Õ¢Õ¸Õ¦Õ« Õ£Õ¶Õ¡Õ¬ (bozi gnal)
Japanese 売æ¥å©¦ãè²·ã (baishunfu o kau)
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Russian: Ñ
одиÑÑ Ð¿Ð¾ блÑдÑ|блÑдÑм (ÏodÃtâ po bljádjam)
Spanish: ir de putas
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trans-top|to pimp
Arabic: ARchar|Ùاد unicode|(qá:da)
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Related terms
cute hoor (Hiberno English)
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