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nona.

grandmother

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnõ.nɐ/Brazil/ˈno.nɐ/Portugal
  1. grandmother

    South-Brazil · São-Paulo · familiar · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Venetan nona (“grandmother”).

noun/ˈnõ.nɐ/Brazil/ˈno.nɐ/Portugal
  1. nun

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nana-der.? Latin nonnus Late Latin nonnalbor. Portuguese nona Learned borrowing from Late Latin nonna (“nun”).

adj/ˈnõ.nɐ/Brazil/ˈno.nɐ/Portugal
  1. feminine singular of nono

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin nōna, feminine of nōnus (“ninth”).

noun/ˈnõ.nɐ/Brazil/ˈno.nɐ/Portugal
  1. alternative form of anona (“sugar apple”)

    alt-of · alternative · feminine
Where this word comes from

Rebracketing of anona.

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