damajuana

Spanish

Etymology

From dama +‎ Juana, calque of French dame-jeanne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /damaˈxwana/ [d̪a.maˈxwa.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: da‧ma‧jua‧na

Noun

damajuana f (plural damajuanas)

1. demijohn

   Synonyms: (Mexico) dramajuana, garrafón

Further reading

• “damajuana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10