Nonna
//ˈnɒnə// noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A grandmother, especially one with Italian ancestry. informal
"An article last month in The Daily News talked about Enoteca Maria, a restaurant in Staten Island that has no professional chef, just a rotating roster of eight nonnas, or grandmothers, from different regions of Italy."
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More examples"An article last month in The Daily News talked about Enoteca Maria, a restaurant in Staten Island that has no professional chef, just a rotating roster of eight nonnas, or grandmothers, from different regions of Italy."
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian nonna. Doublet of nun.
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