Contadina

Quick meaning: Contadina is a noun meaning An Italian peasant woman.

Meaning

An Italian peasant woman.

Example Sentences

The mellowest lamplight and the easiest chair had been placed at his disposal by Baptiste—subtlest of servants; the novel half uncut, the novel lemon-coloured and tender, with the ivory knife athwart it like a dagger in a contadina's hair, had been pushed within the soft circle—a circle which, for some reason, affected Strether as softer still after the same Baptiste had remarked that, in the absence of a further need of anything by Monsieur, he would betake himself to bed.

Word Forms

• contadinas
• contadine

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include peasantess, signora, contessa, principessa, servingwoman, signorina.

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