lupa

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

lŭpa: ae, f. lupus,
I a she-wolf.
I Lit.: rabidae tradis ovile lupae, Ov. A. A. 3, 8; Liv. 1, 4, 6: ab agro rava decurrens lupa Lanuvino, Hor. C. 3, 27, 3: quem nutrit dura papilla lupae, Prop. 5, 4, 54: lupa Romuli, Quint. 2, 4, 19; 3, 7, 5.—
II Transf.
   A A prostitute, vile woman, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 22: ille, qui semper secum scorta, sem per exoletos, semper lupas ducebat, Cic. Mil. 21, 55; Liv. 1, 4, 7: quibus grata est pictā lupa barbara mitrā, Juv. 3, 66; Aur. Vict. Orig. Gent. Rom. 21, 1: lupa, id est meretrix, Lact. 1, 19.—In a pun with the literal meaning, I. supra: nam ovis illius hau longe absunt a lupis, Plaut. Truc. 3, 1, 12.—
   B The name of a dog, Col. 7, 12, 13.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

lŭpa,¹² æ, f. (lupus),
1 louve : Liv. 1, 4, 6 ; Hor. O. 3, 27, 2
2 courtisane, prostituée : Pl. Epid. 403 ; Cic. Mil. 55 ; Liv. 1, 4, 7
3 nom d’un chien : Col. Rust. 7, 12, 13.