The definition of a contessa is Italian for countess, the wife or widow of an Italian conte (count), or an Italian woman who has the rank of count.
(noun)An example of contessa is the fictional contessa, The Barefoot Contessa, the brand name used by Ina Garten, a Food Network cooking host and author.
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Origin:
Origin: Italian
Origin: , feminine of conte, count
Origin: , from Late Latin comes, comit-; see count2
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