curtezan

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French courtisan, based on curte.

Noun[edit]

curtezan m (plural curtezani)

  1. (now ironic) courter, suiter, wooer
  2. (archaic) courtisan (one who flatters in order to seek favor)
    Synonym: curtean