Polyglot Dictionary

dueño

/ˈdweɲo/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los dueños

Meaning

  1. owner

    • El dueño del bar es amable.

      The owner of the bar is kind.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

propietario

dueño and propietario are close synonyms for "owner"; propietario is more formal or legal, a property owner, dueño more everyday, like the owner of a pet.

poseedor

poseedor means "possessor, holder," someone who holds or possesses something, like a record or a title, not necessarily legal ownership; dueño implies actual ownership.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

dono

dono is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "owner."

Portuguese

proprietário

proprietário is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "owner."

Practice

1 What does dueño mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ del bar es amable.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches dueño?

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