mestressa
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From mestre (“master”) + -essa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Central) [məsˈtɾɛ.sə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [məsˈtɾə.sə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [mesˈtɾe.sa]
- Rhymes: -ɛsa
- Hyphenation: mes‧tres‧sa
Noun[edit]
mestressa f (plural mestresses, masculine mestre)
- female landowner, especially in the sense of someone with control over tenants, production etc.
- (obsolete) wife of a landlord
- mistress
- schoolmistress
- (informal) term of address to a young woman who is not known to the speaker, especially to catch attention
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “mestressa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.