How to pronounce duenna
American English pronunciation
doo-EN-uh
- IPA
- /duˈɛnə/
- Syllables
- doo · EN · uh (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What duenna means
An older woman who watches over a young lady in public
In a sentence: In the old play, the young princess never went to the market without her duenna.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Spanish word for a lady, which goes back to the Latin word for a lady of the house.
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