contessa

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contessa

/kənˈtɛsə/ US, UK

Rhymes with -ɛsə

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Borrowed from Italian contessa. Doublet of countess.

noun contessas

A countess, often specifically an Italian countess […] Ms. Boris choreographed a tale about a haughty contessa who tries to seduce a young man with wondrous perfumes.

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"contessa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/contessa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"contessa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/contessa.

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@misc{contessa_2026,
  title = {contessa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/contessa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}