noun, plural di·vas, di·ve [dee-ve] /ˈdi vɛ/.
- a distinguished female singer; prima donna.
noun plural -vas or -ve (-vɪ)
- a highly distinguished female singer; prima donna
“distinguished woman singer, prima donna,” 1883, from Italian diva “goddess, fine lady,” from Latin diva “goddess,” fem. of divus “divine (one);” see divine (adj.).