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porno-

/ˈpɔːnəʊ/

porno- prefix: relating to prostitutes or prostitution.

Prefix

porno-

  1. (now rarely productive) Relating to prostitutes or prostitution.
  2. Of, pertaining to, or constituting pornography.

Forms of porno-

alternative formporn-

Origin of porno-

From πορν- (porn-), the stem of the Ancient Greek πόρνη (pórnē, “prostitute”). Sense 2 from porno(graphy) and porno(grapher), both ultimately also from πόρνη (pórnē, “prostitute”).

Words formed from porno-

Words that rhyme with porno-

Questions about porno-

What does porno- mean?
Porno- means relating to prostitutes or prostitution.
What part of speech is porno-?
Porno- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce porno-?
Porno- is pronounced /ˈpɔːnəʊ/ (UK).

Words near porno- in the dictionary

  1. pornmaker
  2. porno
  3. porno chic
  4. porno mag
  5. porno mags
  6. porno-
  7. porno-copia
  8. porno-copias
  9. pornoaction
  10. pornobilly
  11. pornochanchada

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: porno- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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