mestressa

From mestre (“master”) +‎ -essa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /məsˈtɾə.sə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /məsˈtɾɛ.sə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /mesˈtɾe.sa/
• Rhymes: -ɛsa
• Hyphenation: mes‧tres‧sa

mestressa f (plural mestresses, masculine mestre)

1. female landowner, especially in the sense of someone with control over tenants, production etc.
2. (obsolete) wife of a landlord
3. mistress
4. schoolmistress
5. (informal) term of address to a young woman who is not known to the speaker, especially to catch attention

• mestressa de casa

• “mestressa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.