doncellez

Spanish

Etymology

From doncella +‎ -ez.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /donθeˈʝeθ/ [d̪õn̟.θeˈʝeθ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /donθeˈʝeθ/ [d̪õn̟.θeˈʝeθ]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /donθeˈʎeθ/ [d̪õn̟.θeˈʎeθ]

 

• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /donseˈʝes/ [d̪õn.seˈʝes]

• IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /donseˈʝes/ [d̪õn.seˈʝes]
• IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains, Philippines) /donseˈʎes/ [d̪õn.seˈʎes]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /donseˈʃes/ [d̪õn.seˈʃes]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /donseˈʒes/ [d̪õn.seˈʒes]

• Rhymes: -eθ
• Rhymes: -es
• Syllabification: don‧ce‧llez

Noun

doncellez f (plural doncelleces)

1. maidenhood; virginity

   Synonym: virginidad

Related terms

• doncel

 

Further reading

• “doncellez”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28