Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From oste + -essa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /oˈstes.sa/
- Rhymes: -essa
- Hyphenation: o‧stés‧sa
ostessa f (plural ostesse, masculine oste)
- innkeeper, landlady (proprietor of an osteria)
- innkeeper's wife
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