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Meaning of nonna | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

/ˈnɒnə/

Definitions

A grandmother, especially one with Italian ancestry.

informal

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.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

nonname nonnarcissist nonnarcotic nonnarrative nonnasal nonnat