damisela

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French dameisele, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella.[1] Doublet of doncella.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /damiˈsela/ [d̪a.miˈse.la]
  • Rhymes: -ela
  • Syllabification: da‧mi‧se‧la

Noun

damisela f (plural damiselas)

  1. damsel (young woman)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “damisela” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.

Further reading

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