delas

Etymology
From contraction of preposition + third-person feminine plural pronoun.

Contraction

 * 1) of them, from them

Etymology

 * preposition + article

Contraction

 * 1)  of the, from the (followed by plural feminine noun)

Etymology
, from. Its use as a contraction of de las in Spanish-origin surnames originated during the American colonial era, possibly by influence of Italian and.