cortesã — meaning in English

English meaning

• courtesan noun Historically, a woman — often glamorous and educated — who had wealthy or high-status men as lovers or clients, sometimes at a royal court.
• harlot noun An old-fashioned, disapproving term for a prostitute or a woman considered sexually promiscuous.

Senses

cortesã is used for these senses in English:

• harlot (obsolete) A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth, especially one given to low conduct.

Related Portuguese words