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
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Sin dona is serving a 25-year prison sentence in the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
When Ibarra said so to him, the old pessimist replied: “Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.”
From An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal
Besides these they sang also a 'Miserere,' and last of all, 'Requiem eternam dona eis.'
From Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 by J. André Castaigne
"Timeo Danaos, et dona ferentes," he said, dropping into his native Celtic speech.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, February 27, 1892 by Various
Shouldst have answered him out of antiquity— Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Charles Reade
We grandchildren always considered our Mama Chela a doña — a grand Mexican dame who never wore pants and frequently covered her hair with a veil out of modesty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
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
José will bring the doña as many guavas as she is wanting.
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
Oracle set out last year to lease a massive AI data-center campus being built in New Mexico’s Doña Ana County, part of a blitz of deals to create computing power for OpenAI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
With Doña Sylvia’s consent, her bouquets were also sold at the event.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 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
Our neighbor Doña Lola was a jíbara, although Mami had warned us never to call her that.
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
In her forgetful rages, Dona Belen had taken it into her head to rip up her husband’s books, convinced there were love letters hidden in those pages.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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