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Catalan
Etymology
From marquès (“marquess”) + -esa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
marquesa f (plural marqueses)
- female equivalent of marquès
- 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.[1][2]
Noun
marquesa f (plural marquesas)
- Alternative form of marquise
- examination table
Etymology 2
From marquês (“marquess”) + -esa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).
Noun
marquesa f (plural marquesas)
- female equivalent of marquês, marchioness (wife of a marquess)
References
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)
- female equivalent of marqués (“marchioness”)
Noun
marquesa f (plural marquesas)
- (Chile) bedframe
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