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puella publica

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
puel-la pub-li-ca
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female prostitute.

Obsolete

Etymology

Latin puella (“girl”) + pūblica, feminine of pūblicus (“public”)

Usage

Inflected Forms

puellae publicae (plural)

Questions

What does puella publica mean?
A female prostitute.
Where does puella publica come from?
Latin puella (“girl”) + pūblica, feminine of pūblicus (“public”)

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