lonte
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese lonthé, from Dutch loontje.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɔn.te]
- Hyphenation: lón‧te
Noun
lónte (plural lonte-lonte)
- (slang, offensive, colloquial) prostitute
Synonyms
- (female prostitute): see Thesaurus: pelacur
Further reading
- “lonte” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Minangkabau
Etymology
Noun
lonte
- (probably offensive) prostitute