Āmeāna puella dēfutūta

tōta mīlia mē decem poposcit,

ista turpiculō puella nāsō,

dēcoctōris amīca Formiānī.

Propinquī, quibus est puella cūrae, 5

amīcōs medicōsque convocāte:

nōn est sāna puella, nec rogāre

quālis sit solet aes imāginōsum.

    Ameana –ae f.: name of a prostitute

    dēfutūtus –a –um: exhausted by sexual intercourse

    turpiculus –a –um: somewhat ugly or indecent

    nāsus nāsī m. or nāsum nāsī n.: nose

    dēcoctor dēcoctōris m.: a bankrupt person, insolvent debtor

    amīca amīcae f.: any female friend; girlfriend, mistress; (euphemistic) courtesan, prostitute

    Formiānus –a um: of Formiae (e.g., Mamurra)

    propinquus –a –um: neighbor; kinsman, relative 5

    amīcus amīcī m.: friend

    medicus medicī m.: physician, doctor

    convocō convocāre convocāvī convocātus: call together

    imāginōsus –a –um: full of images; aes imaginosum: mirror

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