doncella
noun
don·cel·la
dänˈselə
plural -s
1
: any of several brightly colored wrasses of the West Indies and Florida:
a
: the slippery dick and closely related fishes
b
: ladyfish sense b
2
: either of two West Indian timber trees (Byrsonima spicata and B. cuneata) valued for their hard wood compare surette
Word History
Etymology
American Spanish, from Spanish, girl, virgin, housemaid, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin domnicilla, diminutive of Latin domina lady