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diva

diva, prima donna

noun DEE-bah Rare

Origin: From Italian diva, 'goddess', from Latin diva.

Also means

star singer

Usage Note

Diva originally referred to a celebrated female opera singer and retains that sense in classical music. In everyday Spanish it now describes any woman — or occasionally a man colloquially — who is demanding, temperamental, or self-important. The plural is divas, regular.

Examples

"La soprano es una auténtica diva."

Natural Translation

The soprano is a true diva.

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