dona
noun
Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
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doñanounMadam; Lady: a Spanish title prefixed to a woman's given name.
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Doña
Doñanouna Spanish title of address equivalent to Mrs or Madam : placed before a name to indicate respect
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Dona
Donanouna Portuguese title of address equivalent to Mrs or Madam : placed before a name to indicate respect
dona
1 American
[daw-nah]
/ ˈdɔ nɑ /
noun
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(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
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(in Portuguese-speaking countries) a lady or gentlewoman.
doña
2
American
[daw-nyah]
/ ˈdɔ njɑ /
noun
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(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Spanish title prefixed to a woman's given name.
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(in Spanish-speaking countries) a lady or gentlewoman.
Doña
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British
/ ˈdɒnjə, ˈdoɲa /
noun
Dona
2
British
/ ˈdõːnə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of dona1
1615–25; < Portuguese < Latin domina, feminine of dominus
Origin of doña2
1615–25; < Spanish < Latin domina, feminine of dominus
Example Sentences
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Sin dona is serving a 25-year prison sentence in the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is commonly derived from תנה, to which the signification "largiter donavit, dona distribuit," is ascribed.
From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg
But whenever we hear from Aguinaldo over his own signature, we hear him saying whatever means in Tagalo “Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.”
From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. Blount
Finally, having it all dona to suit him, he stood erect upon the log and called out to the swimmer.
From The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill by Ruel Perley Smith
M. Boulot drew in chalk an outline of ancient Greece on the blackboard, and under it he wrote— "Timeo Danaos, et dona ferentes!"
From The Martian by George Du Maurier
She looked more the part of a Mexican doña as she dawdled around her tiny apartment on a chilly Friday morning not long before coronavirus became a national crisis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2020
Today you come back from a run to find her on the stoop, talking to la doña.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 16, 2012
The chauffeur calls out, Buenos días, doña Tatica, and tips his cap at Tatica who lifts her head high above his riffraff.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
"You must excuse him, doña," the woman apologizes.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
If the doña insists on going, she can take that dirt road up ahead and then cross over onto the road that is paved all the way to the coffee barns.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
One person helped by the nonprofit is Doña Chela, an undocumented 66-year-old woman who asked to be identified by her nickname.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025
In fact, although much remains to be studied, the Doña Rama site would seem to be a mining town complete with a foundry, a processing area and, possibly, a fortress.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2024
That's not how Doña Berta Silvestre sees it.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2024
About three-fifths of last year’s production came from counties other than Sierra, Doña Ana and Luna counties.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
“Ah, yes,” Doña Lola sighed, “electricity. Pretty soon they’ll bring water, too, and then they’ll pave the road and bring cars, buses maybe. Ah, yes.”
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
Other local farmers have followed suit, focusing on the premium Ri6, Musang King and Dona varieties.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Niwunhellage Dona Nirodha Kalapni Niwunhella, known as Nirodha, 32, died at the scene at South Morgan Place in Riverside, Cardiff, on 21 August 2025.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
The fossils were uncovered during a May 2025 excavation in the municipality of Dona Francisca in southern Brazil.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2025
For Ryan and Amanda Dona, who got married in February, a wedding was a way to signal to their friends and families that they had graduated into a more secure stage of their lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2025
Moments after Dona Maria left, just as we were getting ready for bed, Torito started moaning.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
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