MADONNA


Meaning of MADONNA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈdä-nə ]

noun

Etymology: Italian, from Old Italian ma donna, literally, my lady

Date: 1584

1. archaic : lady — used as a form of respectful address

2. obsolete : an Italian lady

3.

a. : Virgin Mary

b. : an artistic depiction (as a painting or statue) of the Virgin Mary

4. : a morally pure and chaste woman

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.