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• dona
  dona

  noun

  Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
• doña
  doña

  noun

  Madam; Lady: a Spanish title prefixed to a woman's given name.
• Doña
  Doña

  noun

  a Spanish title of address equivalent to Mrs or Madam : placed before a name to indicate respect
• Dona
  Dona

  noun

  a Portuguese title of address equivalent to Mrs or Madam : placed before a name to indicate respect

dona

¹ American  

[daw-nah] / ˈdɔ nɑ /

noun

1. (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.

2. (in Portuguese-speaking countries) a lady or gentlewoman.

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doña ² American  

[daw-nyah] / ˈdɔ nyɑ /

noun

1. (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Spanish title prefixed to a woman's given name.

2. (in Spanish-speaking countries) a lady or gentlewoman.

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Doña ¹ British  

/ ˈdɒnjə, ˈdoɲa /

noun

1. a Spanish title of address equivalent to Mrs or Madam : placed before a name to indicate respect

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Dona ² British  

/ ˈdõːnə /

noun

1. a Portuguese title of address equivalent to Mrs or Madam : placed before a name to indicate respect

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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

Operación Sonrisa también dona equipos médicos, suministros y provee un año de tratamiento médico a través de centros en todo el mundo.

From Washington Times • Apr. 5, 2015

Sin dona is serving a 25-year prison sentence in the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Illi inter se certant donis; ego hæc mecum mussito: Bona mea inhiant: certatim dona mittunt et munera.”

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John

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 Blount, James H.

Benedic Domine nos, et h�c tua dona, qu� de tua largitate sumus sumpturi.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 83, May 31, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc by Various