nona
- noun
- /ˈnoʊnə/
- UK
- I love listening to stories from my nona about her life in Italy.
I'm so glad that Natasha's Nona came out with these more small pallets.
- I'm so glad that Natasha's Nona came out with these more small pallets.
Examples
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But this is people come from all around the world just for this pizza before the Nona Maria.
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I'm so glad that Natasha's Nona came out with these more small pallets.
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So we're going to try it out with our Mia Nona spicy Italian sausages and Peppers and stuff like that.
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Whenever we visit, my kids always have a special treat ready for their nona.
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Last Sunday, we gathered at my nona's house for a big family dinner.
Synonyms
A mother of one of your parents
A friendly name used for your grandmother
A Spanish word for grandmother used lovingly by family members
A grandmother in a family, often in Spanish-speaking homes
A grandmother in families with German or Dutch background
A loving name family members use for a grandmother
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nona comes from the Italian word nonna, which means 'grandmother' and is like the English word nana that many families use for their grandma. So, nona is used to mean a grandmother in Italian-speaking families.