contessa
Americannoun
plural
contesse,plural
contessasEtymology
Origin of contessa
First recorded in 1815–20;
Example Sentences
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Asking what his job title would be, he met with derision: “What title? Call yourself contessa if you want to!”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
A contessa has her eyes on a surfer whose beach faces a threat from imposing bodybuilders.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2020
In short order, the contessa and her stepdaughter Atta fell under his spell.
From Washington Post • Aug. 8, 2018
The dishes featured on certainly look delectable—fun, flavor-packed, and achievable at home—but the show is as much about Ina Garten, the contessa herself, as it is about the food.
From Slate • Jun. 21, 2013
I had seen Chloe Marsh earlier in the day—very pretty, with a face shaped like a soft heart and with a delicate nose and lips like a contessa in a Renaissance portrait.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
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