Don — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈaɪboʊlt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɒn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɒn/

1 syllable Say it as /ˈaɪboʊlt/.

Examples

Don Roberto
What should I wear today?
He put on his best suit for the wedding

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

put on wear preceptor assume Don River get into father

Parts of Speech

noun	a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
noun	teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
noun	the head of an organized crime family
noun	Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu
noun	a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov
noun	a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename “Don Roberto”
verb	put clothing on one's body “What should I wear today?”

Word Forms

preceptorship	noun	the position of preceptor
wearable	adjective	suitable for wear or able to be worn
wear	noun	a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

enfiler

un gentleman ou un noble espagnol

🇮🇹Italian

assistente

un gentiluomo o nobile spagnolo

🇳🇱Dutch

maffiabaas

een Spaanse heer of edelman

🇵🇹Portuguese

vestir

um cavalheiro ou nobre espanhol

🇷🇺Russian

дон

испанский джентльмен или дворянин

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अगुआ

एक स्पेनिश सज्जन या रईस

🇧🇩Bengali

ডন

একজন স্প্যানিশ ভদ্রলোক বা সম্ভ্রান্ত ব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

டான்

ஒரு ஸ்பானிஷ் ஜென்டில்மேன் அல்லது பிரபு

🇮🇳Telugu

డాన్

ఒక స్పానిష్ పెద్దమనిషి లేదా గొప్ప వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

डॉन

एक स्पॅनिश गृहस्थ किंवा कुलीन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડોન

એક સ્પેનિશ સજ્જન અથવા ઉમદા માણસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಾನ್

ಸ್ಪ್ಯಾನಿಷ್ ಸಂಭಾವಿತ ಅಥವಾ ಕುಲೀನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡോൺ

ഒരു സ്പാനിഷ് മാന്യൻ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രഭു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੌਨ

ਇੱਕ ਸਪੈਨਿਸ਼ ਸੱਜਣ ਜਾਂ ਕੁਲੀਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈان

ایک ہسپانوی شریف آدمی یا رئیس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

大学教师

西班牙绅士或贵族

🇯🇵Japanese

ドン

スペインの紳士または貴族

🇰🇷Korean

두목

스페인 신사 또는 귀족

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giảng viên đại học

một quý ông hoặc quý tộc Tây Ban Nha

🇹🇭Thai

สวมใส่

สุภาพบุรุษหรือขุนนางชาวสเปน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengenakan

seorang pria atau bangsawan Spanyol

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اِتَّشَح

رجل إسباني أو نبيل

🇮🇷Persian

دان

یک نجیب زاده یا نجیب زاده اسپانیایی

🇹🇷Turkish

giymek

İspanyol bir beyefendi veya asilzade

🇮🇱Hebrew

דוֹן

ג'נטלמן או אציל ספרדי

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