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prima donna

[ pree-muh don-uh, prim-uh; Italian pree-mah dawn-nah ]

noun

, plural pri·ma don·nas, Italian pri·me don·ne [pree, -me , dawn, -ne].
  1. a first or principal female singer of an opera company.
  2. a temperamental person; a person who takes adulation and privileged treatment as a right and reacts with petulance to criticism or inconvenience.

prima donna

/ ˈpriːmə ˈdɒnə /

noun

  1. a female operatic star; diva
  2. informal.
    a temperamental person

prima donna

  1. A vain and overly sensitive person who is temperamental and difficult to work with: “That Jenkins girl is a good gymnast, but she certainly is a prima donna.” In opera , the prima donna is the principal female soloist. From Italian, meaning “first lady.”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of prima donna1

First recorded in 1760–70; from Italian: literally, “first lady”; prime, duenna

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Word History and Origins

Origin of prima donna1

C19: from Italian: first lady

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