doona
Meanings
noun
- A padded blanket used as a cover in bed; a duvet.
contraction
- Contraction of do + not, used by some American fiction authors to signify that a character has a Scottish accent, although the word does not exist in Scots or Scottish English.
name
- An Irish surname.
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Etymology
Originally a product name, derived from Danish dyne /dyːnə/. Trademark owned by the Tontine Group.
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