dono

/ˈdonu/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os donos

Meaning

  1. owner

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

proprietário

dono is more colloquial and direct; proprietário is more formal or legal — both mean "owner."

Similar in other languages

German

Besitzer

Besitzer is the German word for the same thing — both mean "owner."

German

Eigentümer

Eigentümer is the German word for the same thing — both mean "owner."

Spanish

dueño

dueño is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "owner."

Practice

1 What does dono mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ do café é simpático.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches dono?

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