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dueña

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See also: Düna and ďünă

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin domna, shortened variant of Latin domina. Doublet of dama and doña.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdweɲa/ [ˈd̪we.ɲa]
  • Rhymes: -eɲa
  • Syllabification: due‧ña

Noun

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dueña f (plural dueñas)

  1. female equivalent of dueño: owner
  2. mistress

Descendants

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  • Sicilian: gna
  • Russian: дуэ́нья (duénʹja)
  • Ukrainian: дуе́нья (duénʹja)

Further reading

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