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doncella

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Borrowed from Spanish doncella (“maid”). Doublet of damsel, demoiselle, and donzella.

noun doncellas

  1. A fish of Florida and the West Indies (Halichoeres radiatus).
  2. A ladyfish (Bodianus rufus) of the same region.

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

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doncella. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/doncella

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

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@misc{doncella_2026,
  title = {doncella},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doncella},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}