joanna
see also: Joanna
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /d͡ʒəʊˈænə/
Noun

joanna (plural joannas)

  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) A piano.
    • 2006, "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" (song) by the Scissor Sisters
      But I don't feel like dancin'
      When the old Joanna plays
      My heart could take a chance
      But my two feet can't find a way

Joanna
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ˌdʒoʊˈænə/
Proper noun
  1. A female given name.
  2. (biblical character) One of the women following Jesus.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Luke 8:1-3 ↗:
      :
      [A]nd the twelve were with him, and certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, and Joanna wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
  3. Obsolete spelling of Johanna#English|Johanna (“the island of Anjouan”)
Translations
  • Russian: Джоа́нна
Translations


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