teresa
/təˈɹiː.sə/
teresa noun: a type of light lady's kerchief in the late eighteenth century.
Noun
teresa (plural teresas)
- A type of light lady's kerchief in the late eighteenth century.
- A black teresa, thrown round her shoulders, set off the dazzling whiteness of a neck, rounded by the hands of the graces.1790, Amelia Opie, chapter 5, in Dangers of Coquetry, volume I
Proper noun capitalized: Teresa
Teresa
- A female given name from Ancient Greek, the Spanish and Italian form of Theresa.
- My friends call me Terry. My husband always used my full name, Teresa. He said it made him feel like he was married to a foreign woman.1980, Laura Furman, The Glass House, a Novella and Stories., Viking Press, →ISBN, page 76
- Cynthia and Melinda, reduced to Cindy and Mindy, as Carella had dreaded would happen from the moment she named them. Her older daughter had fared better. Tess, modern and sleek for Teresa, which conjured up cobblestoned streets in a mountain village in Potenza.1999, Ed McBain, The Big Bad City, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 139
- A municipality of Rizal, Philippines.
teresa meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
teresa in Hindi
- तेरेसा, टेरेसा, टेरीसा
teresa in Tamil
- தெரசா, தெரேசா
teresa in Marathi
- तेरेसा, टेरेसा
teresa in Urdu
- تیریسا, ٹریسا
More languagesFewer languages
- teresa in Bengali
- তেরেসা, টেরেসা
- teresa in Telugu
- తెరేసా, తెరసా, తేరేసా
- teresa in Malayalam
- തെരേസ
- teresa in Kannada
- ತೆರೇಸಾ, ತೆರಸಾ, ತೇರೇಸಾ
- teresa in Punjabi
- ਟੇਰੇਸਾ, ਤੇਰੇਸਾ, ਟੇਰੀਸਾ
- teresa in Gujarati
- તેરેસા, ટેરેસા, ટેરીસા
- teresa in Odia
- ତେରେସା, ଟେରେସା
- teresa in Nepali
- तेरेसा, टेरेसा
Forms of teresa
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | teresas |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Theresa |
Origin of teresa
Probably named after the Empress Maria Theresa (1717–1780).
First recorded as the name of a fourth-century Spanish saint. Of obscure origin; suggestions include Therasia or Thera, ancient name of the Greek island Thira.
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Questions about teresa
- What does teresa mean?
- Teresa means a type of light lady's kerchief in the late eighteenth century.
- What is teresa in Hindi?
- Teresa in Hindi is तेरेसा, टेरेसा, टेरीसा. See Teresa meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is teresa?
- Teresa can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce teresa?
- Teresa is pronounced /təˈɹiː.sə/.
- What is the plural of teresa?
- The plural of teresa is teresas.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: teresa (page history and authors); Teresa (page history and authors); teresa (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); teresa (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); teresa (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); teresa (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); teresa (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); teresa (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); teresa (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); teresa (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); teresa (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); teresa (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); teresa (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); teresa (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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