"Doña" meaning in Spanish

See Doña in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdoɲa/, [ˈd̪o.ɲa] Forms: Doñas [plural], Don [masculine], Dones [masculine, plural], D.ª [alternative], doña [alternative]
Rhymes: -oɲa Etymology: Inherited from Latin domina, from domus (“house”). Compare Italian Donna, Portuguese Dona, Romanian Doamnă. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|domina|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin domina, {{inh+|es|la|domina}} Inherited from Latin domina, {{cog|it|Donna}} Italian Donna, {{cog|pt|Dona}} Portuguese Dona, {{cog|ro|Doamnă}} Romanian Doamnă Head templates: {{es-noun|f|m=Don}} Doña f (plural Doñas, masculine Don, masculine plural Dones)
  1. title of respect for a married or widowed woman comparable to Mrs. Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Doña-es-noun-7zUuwqP1 Categories (other): Titles Disambiguation of Titles: 45 55
  2. lady of the house, the woman in charge Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Doña-es-noun-QrNc5D8z Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Female people, Titles Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Female people: 28 72 Disambiguation of Titles: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Don, señora
Categories (other): Female Disambiguation of Female: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "Don",
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    },
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    }
  ],
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