maestra

teacher

noun

maestra [mah-es’-trah]
noun
1Mistress, school-mistress, teacher. (f)
2Master's wife in all trades and professions. (f)
3Queen bee. (f)
4Whatever instructs. (f)
  • La historia es maestra de la vida -> history is the instructress of life
5Among masons, a guide line for evening the surface. (f)
  • Maestra de escuela -> school-teacher
adjective
1Masterly (genial), principal, first, main.
  • Llave maestra -> skeleton key
  • Obra maestra -> masterpiece

maestra
sustantivo:femenino
1 (abeja) queen bee
2 (Archit) guide line