Definition of "contadina" []

• In Italy, a peasant woman; a female rustic. (noun)
• A rustic dance. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The food of this landlocked, rural region comes from "la cucina contadina" the farmer's kitchen."
• "She had come to this country alone, at eighteen, a skinny little contadina from the mountains of Abruzzi, and was put to work a few days later in the garment district of Boston, before she knew more than a few English phrases."
• "Stampacchia, La rivolta di Spartaco come rivolta contadina, Index 9 1980: 99111, on the rural character of Spartacuss supporters; C."