"Dona" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdõ.nɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈdɔ.nɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: Donas [plural], D. [alternative, abbreviation], D.ª [alternative, abbreviation], Donha [alternative, obsolete], dona [alternative]
Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɔnɐ Etymology: See dona. Compare Spanish Doña. Etymology templates: {{cog|es|Doña}} Spanish Doña Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} Dona f (plural Donas)
  1. (historical) female equivalent of Dom: Lady (an aristocratic honorific title usually used before a royal or noble lady's given name, which has historically been used by members of the high nobility and royalty in Portugal and Brazil) Tags: feminine, form-of, historical Form of: Dom (extra: Lady (an aristocratic honorific title usually used before a royal or noble lady's given name, which has historically been used by members of the high nobility and royalty in Portugal and Brazil)) Synonyms: Senhora
    Sense id: en-Dona-pt-noun-XbYfxGA8 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 31 26 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 23 35 28 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 62 38
  2. (colloquial, familiar) female equivalent of seu: Miss, Missus (familiar honorific title usually used before an adult woman's given name, especially a middle-aged one's) Tags: colloquial, familiar, feminine, form-of Form of: seu (extra: Miss, Missus (familiar honorific title usually used before an adult woman's given name, especially a middle-aged one's))
    Sense id: en-Dona-pt-noun-40GAt6Bc Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 31 26 22

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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