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Added 9 October 2026

odalisque

/ˈəʊd(ə)lɪsk/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about odalisque at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A woman slave in a harem.

Origin

Borrowed from French odalisque, from Ottoman Turkish اوطهلق (odalık, “chambermaid”), from اوده (oda, “room”).

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