dueña

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See also: Düna and ďünă

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

dueña f (plural dueñas)

  1. female equivalent of dueño, owner
  2. mistress

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

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

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