"Cesca" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈtʃɛskə/ (note: given name, chair) Forms: Cescas [plural]
Etymology: The chair is named after the designer's (Marcel Breuer) daughter Francesca. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Cesca (plural Cescas)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Cesca-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Francesca.
    Sense id: en-Cesca-en-name-fMfk0-S4 Categories (other): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 77 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 62 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 80 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈtʃɛskə/ (note: given name, chair) Forms: Cescas [plural]
Etymology: The chair is named after the designer's (Marcel Breuer) daughter Francesca. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Cesca (plural Cescas)
  1. (furniture) Ellipsis of Cesca chair. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Cesca chair
    Sense id: en-Cesca-en-noun-Nn2bOigr Categories (other): Furniture Topics: furniture, lifestyle

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈtʃɛskə/",
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