Kilo Lingo

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feminine

/ˈdweɲa/

Line drawing of dueña
Coloured illustration of dueña
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Translation

owner, landlady

Word origin

From Latin domina ('lady, mistress of the house'), the feminine of dominus ('master'). English borrowed the same Spanish word directly as 'duenna'.

Origin
Latin
Root
domina
English cognates
duenna, dame

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluraldueñas

Examples

alquiler.

The landlady of the flat raised the rent.

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She is the owner of a small clothes shop.

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The dog's owner called it from the door.

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She is the mistress of her own destiny.

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Who is the owner of this car?

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This word is part of lesson 69.