nona

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Pronunciations

nona (NOH-nah) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Grandmother.

Example Sentences

  • "My nona and papu who lived in Takoma, they lived in Seattle."

  • "My Nona Klara is pictured here sometime before her death in 1926." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Ladino

Etymology

  • nona

      • Who Uses This

      • Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire

      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      nonna

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