Doña

UK: English: /ˈdɒnjə/, Spanish: /ˈdoɲa/

US: /ˈdɔnjɑ/

US: (dô′nyä)

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Doña / ˈdɒnjə ˈdoɲa/ noun

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

Etymology: 17th Century: via Spanish, from Latin domina; see Dona

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

do•ña /ˈdɔnyɑ/   n., pl. -ñas. 

1. Foreign Terms Madam;
   Lady: a Spanish title put before a woman's given name:
   [proper noun* Doña] Doña Melendez was her name.
2. Foreign Terms [countable] (in Spanish-speaking countries) a lady or gentlewoman.

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do•na  (dô′nä), n. 

1. Foreign Terms (cap.) Madam;
   Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
2. Foreign Terms (in Portuguese-speaking countries) a lady or gentlewoman.

• Latin domina, feminine of dominus
• Portuguese
• 1615–25

do•ña  (dô′nyä), n. 

1. Foreign Terms (cap.) Madam;
   Lady: a Spanish title prefixed to a woman's given name.
2. Foreign Terms (in Spanish-speaking countries) a lady or gentlewoman.

• Latin domina, feminine of dominus
• Spanish
• 1615–25

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Dona / ˈdõnə/ noun

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

Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin domina lady, feminine of dominus master