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pubilla

Pronunciation: [puˈβi.ʎə]

“pubilla” is a Catalan word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. heiress presumptive: a woman who, in the Catalan tradition, is anticipated to inherit property (from her parents or another ascendant) because she has no brothers, and who will hold it in her own right
  2. a family's eldest daughter
  3. a courteous form of address to a young woman
  4. a girl or woman who is chosen to ceremonially preside a festival (compare with English-speaking traditions such as May Queen, etc.)
  5. a prime example of some category of things; queen, crown jewel (of...)
  6. the city of Barcelona
  7. gurnard

In Catalan

  1. Filla major d’una casa.
  2. Hereva en absència de fills mascles segons la tradició catalana.
  3. Noia elegida en la festa major.
  4. lluerna fosca
  5. viret

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pūpilla, feminine of pūpillus (“child, ward”). Doublet of pupil·la.

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