domestica — meaning in English

English meaning

• char verb To burn something so that its surface turns black, or to burn it down to charcoal.
• wench noun An old-fashioned or humorous term for a young woman, sometimes used at Renaissance fairs or in historical fiction.

Senses

domestica is used for these senses in English:

• char A charlady, a woman employed to do housework; cleaning lady.
• wench (archaic) A woman servant; a maidservant.

char — full definition

1. verb To burn something so that its surface turns black, or to burn it down to charcoal.
2. noun A cold-water fish related to salmon and trout, found in northern rivers and lakes.

wench — full definition

1. noun An old-fashioned or humorous term for a young woman, sometimes used at Renaissance fairs or in historical fiction.
2. noun Historically, a female servant.

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