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USAGE NOTE
In Spanish-speaking countries, "doña" is often used as a title of respect with a woman's name. When it is used with a first name only, it is not translated directly as shown in sense 1d).
la doña(
doh
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nyah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
c. Ms.
Doña Viviana Aguirre será una de las conferenciantes esta tarde.Ms. Viviana Aguirre will be one of the speakers this afternoon.
d. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Buenos días, doña Carmen. ¿Cómo está usted hoy?Good morning, Carmen. How are you today, madam?
Ahora la atiendo, doña Gloria.I'll be with you in a moment, Gloria.
a. lady
La doña que vende fruta en la esquina tiene sandía riquísima hoy.The lady who sells fruit on the corner has some delicious watermelon today.
3. (colloquial) (before common noun)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. Mrs. (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
¿Te crees que eres doña Perfecta?Do you think you're Mrs. Perfect?
b. Mrs (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Doña Calamidad ya está preocupada por una tontería.Mrs Calamity is already worried about nothing.
4. (used to address a woman whose name is not known) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
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