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donzella

donzella noun: a female donzel.

Noun

donzella (plural donzellas)

  1. (obsolete) A female donzel.

Forms of donzella

pluraldonzellas

Origin of donzella

From Italian donzella, from Old Occitan donçela, donsela, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella. Compare donzel. Doublet of damsel, demoiselle, and doncella.

Questions about donzella

What does donzella mean?
Donzella means a female donzel.
What part of speech is donzella?
Donzella is a noun.
What is the plural of donzella?
The plural of donzella is donzellas.

Words near donzella in the dictionary

  1. donutty
  2. Donvale
  3. Donyatt
  4. Donze
  5. donzel
  6. donzella
  7. donzellas
  8. donzels
  9. Donzes
  10. Donziger
  11. Donzigers

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