dona de casa
Portuguese, noun
dona de casa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “housekeeper; housewife (one who looks after the home by herself)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, dona-de-casa is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of dona de casa; still used…”.
What does dona de casa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehousekeeper; housewife (one who looks after the home by herself)
noun
- 1
femininepre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of dona de casa; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vide dona de casa
phrase: 1. mulher que, casada ou não, trabalha exclusivamente para a própria família, não exercendo atividade remunerada, ou esta não pode ser considerada habitual e principal
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dona de casa
- donas-de-casa plural
- donas de casa plural
- dona-de-casa alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to dona de casa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.