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duenna

/duˈɛ.nə/ noun

Latin root: donna Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about duenna at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A woman chaperon.

Origin

From Old Spanish duenna or dueña, from Vulgar Latin donna, from Latin domina (“Lady”). Doublet of dame.

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