concept
Scortum (prostitute)
scortum
also: tart
A blunt, vulgar Latin word for a prostitute (literally 'hide, skin'). Sulpicia deploys it with savage sarcasm for the rival woman she accuses Cerinthus of preferring.
Reading notes
- The Elegies §16 tart
Scortum (literally 'hide' or 'skin') was a blunt, vulgar Latin term for a prostitute or woman of the streets. Sulpicia deploys it with savage sarcasm to describe the rival woman she accuses Cerinthus of preferring.