Duenna Definition

do͝oenə, dyo͝oenə
noun
An elderly woman who has charge of the girls and young unmarried women of a Spanish or Portuguese family.
Webster's New World
A chaperone or governess.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Duenna

Noun

Singular:
duenna
Plural:
duennas

Origin of Duenna

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

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

DDUDUE

Words Ending With

ANANNA

Unscrambles

duenna

Words Starting With D and Ending With A

Starts With D & Ends With AStarts With DU & Ends With AStarts With D & Ends With NA

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With D6 Letter Words Ending With A