Added 9 October 2026
soubrette
/suːˈbɹɛt/ noun
Latin root: superare Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about soubrette at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
Borrowed from French soubrette, from Occitan soubreta (“coy”) (feminine of soubret), from soubra (Provençal sobrar), from Latin superare (“be above”).
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