donna:

[plural: 'donnas'; male: don (entry before the previous)]

an Italian woman with social status;

a courtesy title used before a woman of social rank in Italian-speaking places (like Madam; Lady),

Donnas at a show

e.g.

When a man addresses a woman with the title ‘donna’, it means he’s treating her with respect.

Belladonna, which means a beautiful lady, is, surprisingly, used to refer to a poisonous herb/plant, also called ‘deadly nightshade’, and to the medicine made from the plant deadly nightshade that affects the nervous system.

Monty goes to the beach hoping to meet some the Italian Donna who likes to have some fun on a fine sunny day at the beach.

Compare: prima donna
Note: ‘Donna’, always with a capital ‘D’, is often found in female names, e.g. Donna Ulisse, Donna Lews, Donna Bauer, etc. For the origin of this word, please click here, and for an advertisement that shows how we find this word in the names of women, please click here.

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