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doncella.

maid, maiden, damsel (girl or an unmarried young woman)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/donˈθeʝa/[d̪õn̟ˈθe.ʝa]/donˈθeʝa/[d̪õn̟ˈθe.ʝa]
  1. maid, maiden, damsel (girl or an unmarried young woman)

    feminine
  2. abigail, lady's maid (female servant employed by an upper-class woman to attend to her personal needs)

    feminine
  3. Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From a Vulgar Latin *domnicella (compare Old Occitan donçela, Portuguese donzela, French demoiselle), based on Latin domina (“lady, mistress”). Doublet of damisela.

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