dueña
/ˈdweɲa/ · B2 · noun · f
mistress
🔑🏠 From Latin domina, lady of the house: same root as dominate and Italian donna
Here mistress means a woman who owns or runs something, as in mistress of the house. Latin domina became dueña: the stressed o turned into ue, as in dormir and duermo. The masculine form is dueño, owner. Say it as DWEH-nya, with ñ sounding like the ny in canyon.