"odalisque" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈəʊd(ə)lɪsk/ [UK], /ˈɒd(ə)lɪsk/ [UK], /ˈoʊdlɪsk/ [US], /oʊdlˈisk/ [US] Forms: odalisques [plural], odalisk [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from French odalisque, from Ottoman Turkish اوطهلق (odalık, “chambermaid”), from اوده (oda, “room”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|odalisque}} French odalisque, {{der|en|ota|اوطهلق|t=chambermaid|tr=odalık}} Ottoman Turkish اوطهلق (odalık, “chambermaid”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} odalisque (plural odalisques)
  1. (historical) A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio. Tags: historical Translations (a female harem slave): جَارِيَّة (jāriyya) [feminine] (Arabic), одали́ска (odalíska) [feminine] (Bulgarian), odalisca [feminine] (Catalan), 宮女 /宫女 (gōngnǚ) (Chinese Mandarin), odalisk (Dutch), odalisque [feminine] (French), Odaliske [feminine] (German), οδαλίσκη (odalíski) [feminine] (Greek), odaliszk (Hungarian), ódalíska (Icelandic), odalisca [feminine] (Italian), odaliska (Polish), odalisca [feminine] (Portuguese), cadână [feminine] (Romanian), одали́ска (odalíska) [feminine] (Russian), одалиска [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), џарија [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), odaliska [Latin, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), džarija [Latin, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), odalisca [feminine] (Spanish), odalık (Turkish), cariye (Turkish), halayık (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-odalisque-en-noun-eV2~Oxws Categories (other): Female people Disambiguation of Female people: 85 8 8 Disambiguation of 'a female harem slave': 99 1 0
  2. (art) An erotic painting of a woman, usually nude, reclining in a luxurious or exotic setting.
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  3. A desirable or sexually attractive woman.
    Sense id: en-odalisque-en-noun-mLfnR8Et
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sultana

Noun [French]

IPA: /ɔ.da.lisk/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-odalisque.wav [France], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-odalisque.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-odalisque.wav [France] (note: Somain) Forms: odalisques [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اوطهلق (odalık, “chambermaid”), from اوده (oda, “room”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|ota|اوطهلق|t=chambermaid|tr=odalık}} Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اوطهلق (odalık, “chambermaid”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} odalisque f (plural odalisques)
  1. (historical) odalisque Tags: feminine, historical
    Sense id: en-odalisque-fr-noun-BVpsN7jh Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Female, Slavery

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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