Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

primae donnae

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pri-mae -don-nae
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From a misunderstanding of prima donna as a Latin term rather than an Italian one.

Questions

What does primae donnae mean?
plural of prima donna
Where does primae donnae come from?
From a misunderstanding of prima donna as a Latin term rather than an Italian one.

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