prosseneta

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prosseneta

/prosseˈnɛta/

Where it comes from

dal latino proxeneta, derivato dal greco προξενητής, derivato a sua volta da προξενέω, "ospitare, procurare", e questo da πρόξενος

noun prosseneti

archaic, elevato chi rappresenta legalmente un forestiero
diritto sensale, mezzano, ruffiano
pejorative pappone, lenone, paraninfo, magnaccia

Similar: ruffiano

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noun

Similar: ruffiano

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pimp prostitution solicitor

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@misc{prosseneta_2026,
  title = {prosseneta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/prosseneta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}