marquesa
Spanish, noun/maɾˈkesa/
marquesa is spelled M-A-R-Q-U-E-S-A (8 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,055th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Marquesa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “bedframe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of marqués (“marchioness”). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Señora poseedora de una tierra situada en la marca de un reino”.
What does marquesa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebedframe
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of marqués (“marchioness”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Señora poseedora de una tierra situada en la marca de un reino. 2. Mujer con el título nobiliario inferior al de duque y superior al de conde, entre la nobleza europea.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of marquesa
- marquesas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce marquesa?
- /maɾˈkesa/
- [maɾˈke.sa]
- [maɾˈkesa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to marquesa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is marquesa in Spanish?
marquesa appears 2.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).