hetaira
Spanish, noun/eˈtaiɾa/
hetaira is spelled H-E-T-A-I-R-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish, the 144,191st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hetaira is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “hetaera” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mujer que ofrece servicios sexuales a cambio de dinero”.
What does hetaira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehetaera
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. En la antigua Grecia, cortesana de elevado nivel cultural que prestaba servicios de entretenimiento artístico, intelectual y sexual. 2. Mujer que ofrece servicios sexuales a cambio de dinero.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hetaira
- hetairas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hetaira?
- /eˈtaiɾa/
- [eˈt̪ai̯.ɾa]
- [eˈt̪ajɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hetaira in Spanish?
hetaira appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).