soubrette
pronunciation
How to pronounce soubrette in British English:
UK [su:'bret]
How to pronounce soubrette in American English:
US [su'bret]
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- Noun:
- a pert or flirtatious young girl
- a minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady's maid in a comedy
Word Origin
- soubrette
- soubrette: see super
- soubrette (n.)
- 1753, theatrical jargon word for lady's maid characters in plays and operas, who typically were pert, flirtatious, and intriguing, from French soubrette, from Provençal soubreto "affected, conceited," fem. of soubret "coy, reserved," from soubra "to set aside," originally "to exceed," from Old Provençal sobrar, from Latin superare "to rise above, overcome," from super "over, above, beyond" (see super-).
Example
- 1. They became local land to be on the move indispensable " soubrette " .
- 2. Peony becomes a bride again when the soubrette already -- chinese he lustre flowers is on sale meeting preparatory job spreads out in the round .