Meaning of pubilla | Babel Free

Definitions

1. heiress presumptive: a woman who, in the Catalan tradition, is anticipated to inherit property (from her parents or another ascendant) because she has no brothers, and who will hold it in her own right
   feminine
2. a family's eldest daughter
   feminine
3. a courteous form of address to a young woman
   feminine
4. a girl or woman who is chosen to ceremonially preside a festival (compare with English-speaking traditions such as May Queen, etc.)
   feminine
5. a prime example of some category of things; queen, crown jewel (of...)
   feminine, figuratively
6. the city of Barcelona
   feminine
7. gurnard
   feminine

Equivalents

Examples

“la pubilla dels castells”

the princess of castells (the torre de set, so called due to its difficulty)

“ciutat pubilla de la sardana”

the queen city of the sardana, the capital of the sardana (chosen annually)

CEFR level