desnuda

desnuda

See also: desnudá

English

WOTD – 8 April 2023

Etymology

A desnuda in Times Square, New York City, New York, U.S.A.

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”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɛsˈnuːdɑ/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɛsˈnudɑ/
• Hyphenation: des‧nu‧da

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.

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

Finnish: desnuda Spanish: desnuda (es)

Further reading

• desnuda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• asudden, undeads

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Asturian

Adjective

desnuda

1. feminine singular of desnudu

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Portuguese

Adjective

desnuda

1. feminine singular of desnudo

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desˈnuda/ [d̪ezˈnu.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -uda
• Syllabification: des‧nu‧da

Adjective

desnuda

1. feminine singular of desnudo

Verb

desnuda

1. inflection of desnudar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative