maquerelle

French

Alternative forms

macrelle
makrelle

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.kʁɛl/
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Noun

maquerelle f (plural maquerelles, masculine maquereau)

madam (keeper of a brothel), female pimp

Synonyms

mère maquerelle
proxénète
souteneuse (rare)
tenancière, tenancière d’une maison close

Further reading

“maquerelle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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