doncellez

Spanish

Etymology

From doncella +‎ -ez.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /donθeˈʝeθ/ [d̪õn̟.θeˈʝeθ]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /donθeˈʎeθ/ [d̪õn̟.θeˈʎeθ]

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /donseˈʝes/ [d̪õn.seˈʝes]
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /donseˈʎes/ [d̪õn.seˈʎes]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /donseˈʃes/ [d̪õn.seˈʃes]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /donseˈʒes/ [d̪õn.seˈʒes]

(Spain) Rhymes: -eθ
(Latin America) Rhymes: -es
Syllabification: don‧ce‧llez

Noun

doncellez f (plural doncelleces)

maidenhood; virginity
Synonym: virginidad

Related terms

doncel

Further reading

“doncellez”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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