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    duenna
    /d(j)ʊˈɛnə/

    noun

    • 1. an older woman acting as a governess and companion in charge of girls, especially in a Spanish family; a chaperone.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › duennaDuenna Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DUENNA is an elderly woman serving as governess and companion to the younger ladies in a Spanish or a Portuguese family.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDUENNA definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. (in Spain and Portugal, etc) an elderly woman retained by a family to act as governess and chaperon to young girls. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C17: from Spanish dueña, from Latin domina lady, feminine of dominus master. Word Frequency. duenna in American English. (duˈɛnə ; djuˈɛnə ) noun. 1.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › duennaDUENNA Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Duenna definition: (in Spain and Portugal) an older woman serving as escort or chaperon of a young lady.. See examples of DUENNA used in a sentence.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › duennaDuenna - definition of duenna by The Free Dictionary

    n. (Professions) (in Spain and Portugal, etc) an elderly woman retained by a family to act as governess and chaperon to young girls. [C17: from Spanish dueña, from Latin domina lady, feminine of dominus master]

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › duennaDuenna - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Jun 10, 2024 · Definitions of duenna. noun. a woman chaperon. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Duenna." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/duenna. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. VocabTrainer™. 2 million people have mastered 403,844,481 new words. Master your first word today! Start Now.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDUENNA - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    1. an elderly woman who has charge of the girls and young unmarried women of a Spanish or Portuguese family. [...] 2. a chaperon or governess. [...] More. Synonyms of 'duenna' • chaperone, escort, companion, attendant [...] More. Examples of 'duenna' in a sentence.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordDUENNA - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    Definitions of 'duenna' (in Spain and Portugal, etc) an elderly woman retained by a family to act as governess and chaperon to young girls. [...] More. Synonyms of 'duenna' • chaperone, escort, companion, attendant [...] More. Examples of 'duenna' in a sentence.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › duennaduenna - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · Noun. [ edit] duenna (plural duennas) a chaperon of a young lady, usually an older woman. a governess or nanny. Translations. [ edit] ± a chaperon of a young lady. ± a governess or nanny. Anagrams. [ edit] undean. Categories: English terms borrowed from Old Spanish. English terms derived from Old Spanish. English terms derived from Vulgar Latin.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › duennaDuenna Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Duenna definition: An elderly woman who has charge of the girls and young unmarried women of a Spanish or Portuguese family.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › duenna_nduenna, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the noun duenna is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for duenna is from 1641, in a translation by E. Messervy. duenna is a borrowing from Spanish.