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don

/ˈdon/

noun, masculine/ˈdon/plural: dones

sir, master, lord; a title of respect to a man, prefixed to first names; gentleman

[Y] dime: don Luis Mejías ¿ha venido hoy?[A]nd tell me: mister Luis Mejía, did he come today?

Synonyms: señor

Inherited from Late Latin dom (“a courtesy title for monks and abbots”), from domnus (“master, sir”), from Classical Latin dominus, from domus (“a house”).

noun, masculine/ˈdon/plural: dones

gift, present; gift, talent, knack

Cielos, tu tío realmente tiene un don para gastar todo su dinero en el casino, ¿no?Yikes, your uncle really has a knack for blowing all his money in the casino, doesn't he?

From Latin dōnum (“a gift”) (whence English donation), from dō (“to give”).