putàna

Etymology
Possibly from, from , but more likely a borrowing from , cf. 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.  is attested in the sixth century. The change of meaning from "girl" to "prostitute" is due to euphemism, a process that is well known to other periods and languages.

Noun

 * 1)  whore, slut, hooker, tart
 * 2)  bitch
 * 3) trollop, strumpet, whore, streetwalker