princesa

/pɾinˈθesa/ · A2 · noun · f

princess

princesa — princess

👸 princesa = prince + -esa: the feminine ending, like English -ess

Spanish príncipe (prince) takes the feminine suffix -esa, just as English prince takes -ess. Both come from Latin princeps, first one. The c is said like th in Spain: prin-THE-sa.

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