Pronunciation: ' dän- ' (h)wän, chiefly Brit & in poetry dän- ' jü- ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish
Date: 1679
1 : a legendary Spaniard proverbial for his seduction of women
2 : a captivating man known as a great lover or seducer of women
– Don Juan · ism \ - ' (h)wän- ˌ i-z ə m, - ' jü- ə - ˌ ni- \ noun