soldadera
noun
sol·da·de·ra
ˌsōldəˈderə,
ˌsäl-
plural -s
: a woman that is a camp follower with a Latin-American and especially a guerrilla military force
Word History
Etymology
American Spanish, from Spanish, female entertainer, woman of loose morals, literally, woman who works for pay, from soldada pay, from feminine of soldado, past participle of soldar to pay