damajuana

Spanish

Etymology

From dama +‎ Juana, calque of French dame-jeanne.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /damaˈxwana/ [d̪a.maˈxwa.na]
Rhymes: -ana
Syllabification: da‧ma‧jua‧na

Noun

damajuana f (plural damajuanas)

demijohn
Synonyms: (Mexico) dramajuana, garrafón

Further reading

“damajuana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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