proxeneta

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin proxenēta, from Ancient Greek προξενητής (proxenētḗs).

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Noun

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proxeneta m or f by sense (plural proxenetes)

  1. pimp
    Synonyms: alcavot, rufià

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French proxénète, from Ancient Greek προξενητής (proxenētḗs).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -etɐ
  • Hyphenation: pro‧xe‧ne‧ta

Noun

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proxeneta m or f by sense (plural proxenetas)

  1. pimp (prostitution solicitor)
    Synonyms: gigolô, (Brazil) cafetão, (Portugal) chulo
    • 2003, “Máquina da Verdade – Programa do Urso” (02:38 from the start), in Miryam Rahme, director, Hermes e Renato[1], season 5, episode 13, spoken by Urso (Felipe Torres), São Paulo, via MTV Brasil:
      É verdade que antes de ser famoso você era proxeneta do teu pai e sevandija da tua mãe?
      Is it true that before you were famous you were your father's pimp and your mother's freeloader?
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Spanish

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Etymology

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Ultimately a borrowing from Ancient Greek προξενητής (proxenētḗs).

Noun

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proxeneta m or f by sense (plural proxenetas)

  1. pimp (prostitution solicitor)
    Synonyms: alcahuete, cabrón, cafiche, chulo, rufián

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