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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