marquesa

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Catalan

Etymology

From marquès (“marquess”) +‎ -esa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

marquesa f (plural marqueses)

  1. female equivalent of marquès
  2. a marchioness (the wife of a marquis)

Usage notes

  • As with many female noble titles, this term can mean either a woman who holds such a title in her own right, or the wife of a man who holds the equivalent male title.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ezɐ
  • Hyphenation: mar‧que‧sa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French marquise.

Noun

marquesa f (plural marquesas)

  1. Alternative form of marquise
  2. examination table

Etymology 2

From marquês (“marquess”) +‎ -esa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

Noun

marquesa f (plural marquesas)

  1. female equivalent of marquês, marchioness (wife of a marquess)

References

  1. ^ “marquesa” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. ^ “marquesa” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From marqués (“marquess”) +‎ -esa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix); compare French marquise.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɾˈkesa/
  • Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: mar‧que‧sa

Noun

marquesa f (plural marquesas)

  1. female equivalent of marqués (“marchioness”)

Noun

marquesa f (plural marquesas)

  1. (Chile) bedframe

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