directora
/diɾeɡˈtoɾa/ · B1 · noun · f
head
🏫 directora = director + -a: the woman who directs the school
From Latin dirigere, to direct or steer. Spanish turns many -or nouns feminine by adding -a, as in profesor/profesora. Say it dee-rek-TOR-a, with the stress on TOR. The word also means a female director or manager in general.