lonte

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese lonthé, from Dutch loontje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɔn.te]
• Hyphenation: lón‧te

Noun

lónte (plural lonte-lonte)

1. (slang, offensive, colloquial) prostitute

Synonyms

• (female prostitute): see Thesaurus: pelacur

Further reading

• “lonte”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Minangkabau

Etymology

From Dutch loontje.

Noun

lonte

1. (probably offensive) prostitute