diva

Significado

1. Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
2. (informal,slang) A person who may be considered or who considers herself (or by extension, himself) much more important than others, has high expectations of others, and who is extremely demanding and fussy when it comes to personal privileges.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈdiːvə/

Etimologia

From Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”), from Old Latin deivā, from Proto-Italic *deiwā (“goddess”), feminine of *deiwos (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”).