meretricula
From LSJ
Ὁ μὲν βίος βραχύς, ἡ δὲ τέχνη μακρή, ὁ δὲ καιρὸς ὀξύς, ἡ δὲ πεῖρα σφαλερή, ἡ δὲ κρίσις χαλεπή → Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience misleading and judgment difficult
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mĕrē̆trīcŭla: ae, f.
dim. id.,
I a public prostitute, courtesan (class.): meretricula Leontium, Cic. N. D. 1, 33, 93; Hor. S. 2, 7, 46; Quint. 11, 3, 74.
