ostessa

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Italian

Etymology

From oste +‎ -essa (-ess, feminine noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈstes.sa/
  • Rhymes: -essa
  • Hyphenation: o‧stés‧sa

Noun

ostessa f (plural ostesse, masculine oste)

  1. innkeeper, landlady (proprietor of an osteria)
  2. innkeeper's wife

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