"doney" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: doneys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} doney (plural doneys)
  1. Alternative form of dhoni Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dhoni
    Sense id: en-doney-en-noun-eaG1Q2XE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: doneys [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps from Catalan dona or Spanish doña; perhaps introduced to England by sailors who had visited Spanish or Italian portshttp://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=54922&messages=35 Head templates: {{en-noun}} doney (plural doneys)
  1. (colloquial) girl, sweetheart, darling, young woman, woman Tags: colloquial Synonyms: doney gal
    Sense id: en-doney-en-noun-m7F2WDKF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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