"desnuda" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɛsˈnuːdɑ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɛsˈnudɑ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-desnuda.wav Forms: desnudas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish desnuda, the feminine singular of desnudo (“naked, nude, undressed”), ultimately from Latin nūdus (“naked, nude, undressed”) and Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- (“bare, naked”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*negʷ-}}, {{bor+|en|es|desnuda}} Borrowed from Spanish desnuda, {{glossary|feminine}} feminine, {{glossary|singular}} singular, {{der|en|la|nūdus|t=naked, nude, undressed}} Latin nūdus (“naked, nude, undressed”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*negʷ-|t=bare, naked}} Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- (“bare, naked”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} desnuda (plural desnudas)
  1. (US) A topless female street performer covered in body paint who poses for photographs in exchange for tips in the pedestrian plaza of New York City's Times Square. Tags: US Categories (topical): People Categories (place): New York City Translations (topless female street performer covered in body paint who poses for photographs in exchange for tips in the pedestrian plaza of New York City’s Times Square): desnuda (Finnish), desnuda [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-desnuda-en-noun-KQWJH6tB Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 16 39 0 19 3 0 19 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 32 0 24 2 0 24 2

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