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bona roba

bona roba noun: an attractive woman, especially one who is sexually available; a prostitute or courtesan.

Noun

bona roba (plural bona robas)

  1. (obsolete) An attractive woman, especially one who is sexually available; a prostitute or courtesan.
    • And is Jane Nightwork alive? […] By the mass, I could anger her to th' heart. She was then a bona-roba. Doth she hold her own well?c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...
    • A fine strapping bona roba, in the Chartres taste, but well-limbed, clear-complexioned, and Turkish-eyed; thou the first man with her, or made to believe so, which is the same thing […].1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter DXIII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn...

Forms of bona roba

pluralbona robas

Origin of bona roba

From Italian bona roba, literally, “good stuff”.

Questions about bona roba

What does bona roba mean?
Bona roba means an attractive woman, especially one who is sexually available; a prostitute or courtesan.
What part of speech is bona roba?
Bona roba is a noun.
What is the plural of bona roba?
The plural of bona roba is bona robas.

Words near bona roba in the dictionary

  1. bona fides
  2. bona nochy
  3. bona omi
  4. bona omis
  5. bona peritura
  6. bona roba
  7. bona robas
  8. bona vacantia
  9. bona vardering
  10. Bona Vista
  11. bonable

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