dänˈselə noun
( -s )
Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, girl, virgin, housemaid, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin domnicilla, diminutive of Latin domina lady — more at dame
1. : any of several brightly colored wrasses of the West Indies and Florida:
a. : the slippery dick and closely related fishes
b. : ladyfish b
2. : either of two West Indian timber trees ( Byrsonima spicata and B. cuneata ) valued for their hard wood — compare surette