soubrette

Meaning

A female attendant or servant, especially one who is cheeky or mischievous, often featuring in theatrical comedies.

Translations

subret

Soubrette

σουμπρέττα

soubrette

Soubrette

soubrette

دور الفتاة الصغيرة في المسلسلات الكوميدية

confidente

soprano soubrette

papel de confidente

soubrette

hoppa genç kadın

doncella

Pronounced as (IPA)

/suːˈbɹɛt/

Etymology

Borrowed from French soubrette, from Occitan soubreta (“coy”) (feminine of soubret), from soubra (Provençal sobrar), from Latin superare (“be above”).