presidenta

/pɾesiˈdenta/ · B1 · noun · f

wife

presidenta — wife

🏛️ presidente + feminine -a = the president's wife (or a woman president)

From Latin praesidens, one who sits in front (prae + sedere, to sit). Older usage gave the feminine -a form to the president's wife. Today presidenta usually means a woman who is president herself.

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