The story
- Spanish · borrowed fromdoncella“maid”
- English todaydoncella
Borrowed from Spanish doncella (“maid”). Doublet of damsel, demoiselle, and donzella.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
doncella
Today it means: A fish of Florida and the West Indies (Halichoeres radiatus). Full definition →
Spanish doncella