medichessa

== Italian == === Etymology === From medico +‎ -essa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /me.diˈkes.sa/ Rhymes: -essa Hyphenation: me‧di‧chés‧sa === Noun === medichessa f (plural medichesse) (informal) midwife Synonyms: ostetrica, levatrice