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doncella

doncella noun: a fish of Florida and the West Indies (Halichoeres radiatus).

Noun

doncella (plural doncellas)

  1. A fish of Florida and the West Indies (Halichoeres radiatus).
  2. A ladyfish (Bodianus rufus) of the same region.

Forms of doncella

pluraldoncellas

Origin of doncella

Borrowed from Spanish doncella (“maid”). Doublet of damsel, demoiselle, and donzella.

Questions about doncella

What does doncella mean?
Doncella means a fish of Florida and the West Indies (Halichoeres radiatus).
What part of speech is doncella?
Doncella is a noun.
What is the plural of doncella?
The plural of doncella is doncellas.

Words near doncella in the dictionary

  1. donburis
  2. Doncaster
  3. Doncaster East
  4. Doncasters
  5. Donceel
  6. doncella
  7. doncellas
  8. doncha
  9. donchaknow
  10. Donchery
  11. Donchez

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