canonesa

Spanish

Etymology

From canónigo (“canon”) +‎ -esa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kanoˈnesa/ [ka.noˈne.sa]
Rhymes: -esa
Syllabification: ca‧no‧ne‧sa

Noun

canonesa f (plural canonesas)

(historical) a very pious woman, but not a nun

Further reading

“canonesa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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