donzela

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

donçela
donsela

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *domnicella, from Latin domina. Compare Old Occitan donçela.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /don.ˈd͡zɛ.la/

Noun

donzela f

maiden, damsel, young unmarried woman
- 13th century, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Alfonso X of Castile, B 476: Non quer'eu donzela fea (facsimile)
  Non quereu donzela fea
  I do not want an ugly maiden

Descendants

Galician: doncela
Portuguese: donzela

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese donzela, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, from Latin domina. Compare Old Occitan donçela, Spanish doncella, French demoiselle.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dõˈzɛ.lɐ/

Hyphenation: don‧ze‧la

Noun

donzela f (plural donzelas, masculine donzelo, masculine plural donzelos)

maiden, damsel
Donzela em apuros ― Damsel in distress
maid, handmaid

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