Meaning
queen, prom queen
- a young woman chosen as queen in a pageant, prom, or contest
- a young or little queen (diminutive)
In a sentence
È stata eletta reginetta del ballo di fine anno.
She was elected prom queen at the end-of-year dance.
La giovane reginetta di bellezza ha risposto a tutte le domande dei giornalisti.
The young beauty queen answered all the journalists' questions.
Non voleva partecipare al concorso per diventare la reginetta del festival.
She didn't want to enter the contest to become the festival queen.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| reginetta | feminine · singular |
| reginette | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Diminutive of 'regina', formed with the suffix '-etta'.
- Most frequently found in fixed collocations like 'reginetta di bellezza' or 'reginetta del ballo'.