odalisque

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio.
An erotic painting of a woman, usually nude, reclining in a luxurious or exotic setting.
A desirable or sexually attractive woman.

/ˈəʊd(ə)lɪsk/ /ˈɒd(ə)lɪsk/ /ˈoʊdlɪsk/ /oʊdlˈisk/

odalisque odalisques odalisk

Borrowed from French odalisque, from Ottoman Turkish اوطهلق (odalık, “chambermaid”), from اوده (oda, “room”).

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