"doncella" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /donˈθeʝa/, [d̪õn̟ˈθe.ʝa], /donˈθeʝa/, [d̪õn̟ˈθe.ʝa], /donˈθeʎa/, [d̪õn̟ˈθe.ʎa], /donˈseʝa/, [d̪õnˈse.ʝa], /donˈseʝa/, [d̪õnˈse.ʝa], /donˈseʎa/, [d̪õnˈse.ʎa], /donˈseʃa/, [d̪õnˈse.ʃa], /donˈseʃa/, [d̪õnˈse.ʃa], /donˈseʒa/, [d̪õnˈse.ʒa] Forms: doncellas [plural]
Rhymes: -eʝa, -eʝa (most of Spain and Latin America), -eʎa (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines), -eʃa (Buenos Aires and environs), -eʒa (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Etymology: From a Vulgar Latin *domnicella (compare Old Occitan donçela, Portuguese donzela, French demoiselle), based on Latin domina (“lady, mistress”). Doublet of damisela. Etymology templates: {{inh|es|la-vul|*domnicella}} Vulgar Latin *domnicella, {{cog|pro|donçela}} Old Occitan donçela, {{cog|pt|donzela}} Portuguese donzela, {{cog|fr|demoiselle}} French demoiselle, {{inh|es|la|domina||lady, mistress}} Latin domina (“lady, mistress”), {{doublet|es|damisela}} Doublet of damisela Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} doncella f (plural doncellas)
  1. maid, maiden, damsel (girl or an unmarried young woman) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-doncella-es-noun-vDekwzIt
  2. abigail, lady's maid (female servant employed by an upper-class woman to attend to her personal needs) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-doncella-es-noun-es5BlhtE Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Female, People Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 13 1 29 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 15 1 33 37 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 2 49 50 Disambiguation of Female: 14 86 0 Disambiguation of People: 0 100 0
  3. Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-doncella-es-noun-X5yW9dug Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Wrasses Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 13 1 29 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 15 1 33 37 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 2 49 50 Disambiguation of Wrasses: 2 42 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hierba doncella Related terms: doncel, doncellez

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pro",
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      "expansion": "Old Occitan donçela",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
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      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese donzela",
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "French demoiselle",
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    },
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From a Vulgar Latin *domnicella (compare Old Occitan donçela, Portuguese donzela, French demoiselle), based on Latin domina (“lady, mistress”). Doublet of damisela.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "doncellas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "doncella f (plural doncellas)",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "don‧ce‧lla"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "don‧ce‧lla"
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/donˈθeʝa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪õn̟ˈθe.ʝa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/donˈθeʝa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪õn̟ˈθe.ʝa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/donˈθeʎa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪õn̟ˈθe.ʎa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/donˈseʝa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪õnˈse.ʝa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/donˈseʝa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪õnˈse.ʝa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/donˈseʎa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪õnˈse.ʎa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/donˈseʃa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪õnˈse.ʃa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/donˈseʃa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪õnˈse.ʃa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/donˈseʒa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪õnˈse.ʒa]"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-eʝa"
    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʒa (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "doncella"
}
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
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        "plural"
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    }
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    "don‧ce‧lla"
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      "parts": [
        "don‧ce‧lla"
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        "maid, maiden, damsel (girl or an unmarried young woman)"
      ],
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          "maiden",
          "maiden"
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          "damsel"
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      ],
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      ],
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        "feminine"
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    },
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      ],
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        "Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis)"
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/donˈθeʝa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪õn̟ˈθe.ʝa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/donˈθeʝa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪õn̟ˈθe.ʝa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/donˈθeʎa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪õn̟ˈθe.ʎa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/donˈseʝa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪õnˈse.ʝa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/donˈseʝa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪õnˈse.ʝa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/donˈseʎa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪õnˈse.ʎa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/donˈseʃa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪õnˈse.ʃa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/donˈseʃa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪õnˈse.ʃa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/donˈseʒa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪õnˈse.ʒa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʝa"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʝa (most of Spain and Latin America)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʎa (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʒa (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "doncella"
}

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