"donna" meaning in English

See donna in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɒn.ə/ [UK], /ˈdɑ.nə/ [US] Audio: En-us-Donna.ogg , en-au-donna.ogg Forms: donnas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒnə, -ɑnə Etymology: From Italian donna. Doublet of dame and domina. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|donna}} Italian donna, {{doublet|en|dame|domina}} Doublet of dame and domina Head templates: {{en-noun}} donna (plural donnas)
  1. A lady, especially a noblewoman; the title given to a lady in Italy. Synonyms: lady, madam, mistress, noblewoman Related terms: donna angelica Coordinate_terms: don Translations (lady, madam, title given to a lady in Italy): donna [feminine] (Italian), donna (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-donna-en-noun-i6vUPejF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, Yilan Creole entries with incorrect language header, Yilan Creole pronouns Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 19 16 14 6 0 0 0 6 0 7 0 19 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 15 12 6 0 0 0 8 0 6 0 17 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 Disambiguation of Yilan Creole entries with incorrect language header: 18 7 16 4 0 0 0 12 0 4 0 13 4 8 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 Disambiguation of Yilan Creole pronouns: 18 7 16 4 0 0 0 11 1 4 0 14 4 7 0 0 0 1 0 5 6

Inflected forms

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