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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A padded blanket used as a cover in bed; a duvet. Australia

   "He had put the doona on sideways. My feet were sticking out."

Contraction

1. 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. abbreviation, alt-of, contraction

   "“I doona ken how he found us,” he muttered darkly."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   An Irish surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

comforterduvetduvetquiltquilt

Example

More examples

"He had put the doona on sideways. My feet were sticking out."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Modelled on dinna.

Related phrases

doona dayfamily name

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.