marquesa
Portuguese, noun/maʁˈke.zɐ/
marquesa is spelled M-A-R-Q-U-E-S-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 35,921st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Marquesa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “alternative form of marquise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of marquês, marchioness (wife of a marquess). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mulher possuidora de um marquesado”.
What does marquesa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealternative form of marquise
- 2
feminineexamination table
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of marquês, marchioness (wife of a marquess)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mulher possuidora de um marquesado 2. tipo de canapé, sem encosto e com assento largo de palhinha 3. o mesmo que marquesinha
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of marquesa
- marquesas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce marquesa?
- Brazil /maʁˈke.zɐ/
- Brazil [mahˈke.zɐ]
- /maɾˈke.zɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
marquesa appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).