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contadine

contadine is the plural of contadina.

Meaning of contadina

Noun

contadina (plural contadinas or contadine)

  1. An Italian peasant woman.
    • The mellowest lamplight and the easiest chair had been placed at his disposal by Baptiste—subtlest of servants; the novel half uncut, the novel lemon-coloured and tender, with the ivory knife athwart it like a dagger in a contadina's hair, had been pushed within the soft circle—a circle which, for...1903 September 28, Henry James, The Ambassadors, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC

Questions about contadine

What is contadine the plural of?
Contadine is the plural of contadina.

Words near contadine in the dictionary

  1. contacts
  2. contactual
  3. contactually
  4. contadina
  5. contadinas
  6. contadine
  7. contadini
  8. contadino
  9. contadinos
  10. contado
  11. contagia

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