di|va

di|va «DEE vuh», noun, plural -vas.

1. a prima donna; famous woman opera singer.

2. a star female performer: »

the ultimate diva; pop music diva; no more divas in modern ballet.

3. Figurative. a flamboyant or powerful female: »

the diva of book publishing.

╂[< Italian diva < Latin dīva goddess, feminine of dīvus divine (one)]