bona-roba

noun

bo·​na-ro·​ba

¦bōnə¦rōbə,

¦bän-

plural -s

: courtesan, prostitute

Word History

Etymology

Italian bona roba good material, good property, from bona (variant of buona, feminine of buono good, from Latin bonus) + roba property, material, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German roub booty, something stolen

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