marquesa

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [mərˈkɛ.zə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [mərˈkə.zə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [maɾˈke.za]
  • Rhymes: -ɛza

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

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /maʁˈke.zɐ/ [mahˈke.zɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /maɾˈke.zɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /maʁˈke.zɐ/ [maχˈke.zɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maɻˈke.za/

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French marquise.[1][2]

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

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɾˈkesa/ [maɾˈke.sa]
  • 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

Further reading

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