marchesa

English

Etymology

Italian

Noun

marchesa (plural marchesas or marchese)

  1. An Italian marchioness.

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Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin marchionissa, feminine form of marchion, from Late Latin marcha, from Frankish *markōn (“to mark, mark out, to press with the foot”), from Proto-Germanic *markō (“area, region, edge, rim, border”). Cognate with Sicilian marchisa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /marˈke.sa/
  • Rhymes: -esa
  • Hyphenation: mar‧ché‧sa

Noun

marchesa f (plural marchese)

  1. marchioness

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