doona

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A padded blanket used as a cover in bed; a duvet.
contraction
  1. 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
  1. An Irish surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈdu(ː)nə/ [ˈdʊunə] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-doona.wav /ˈdʉːnə/ [ˈdʊ̈ʉnə]

Word forms

doona doonas doonae

Etymology

Originally a product name, derived from Danish dyne /dyːnə/. Trademark owned by the Tontine Group.

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