canonesa

Spanish

Etymology

From canónigo (“canon”) +‎ -esa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanoˈnesa/ [ka.noˈne.sa]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: ca‧no‧ne‧sa

Noun

canonesa f (plural canonesas)

1. (historical) a very pious woman, but not a nun

Further reading

• “canonesa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10