da

¹

or Da

[ duh; Italian dah; Portuguese duh, dah ]

preposition

1. from; of (used in Italian and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin):

   Lorenzo da Ponte; Vasco da Gama.

DA

²

[ dee-ey ]

noun

, plural DAs, DA's.

1. a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.

da

³

[ dah ]

adverb

, Russian.

1. yes.

DA

⁴

1. Department of Agriculture.
2. Dictionary of Americanisms.

da.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. daughter.
2. day; days.

DA.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. (in Algeria) dinar; dinars.

D/A

⁷

1. (sometimes lowercase) days after acceptance.
2. deposit account.
3. documents against acceptance.
4. documents for acceptance.

D.A.

⁸

abbreviation for

1. delayed action.
2. direct action.
3. District Attorney.
4. documents against acceptance.
5. documents for acceptance.
6. doesn't answer; don't answer.

D/A

¹

abbreviation for

1. deposit account
2. commerce documents against acceptance

DA

²

abbreviation for

1. (in the US) District Attorney
2. Diploma of Art
3. duck's arse (hairstyle)

Word History and Origins

Origin of da¹

< Italian da ≪ Latin dē about, concerning + ab, ā from; < Portuguese da, contraction of de of, from (< Latin dē ) + a feminine singular definite article (≪ Latin illa that)

Origin of da²

A euphemistic abbreviation of duck's ass

Example Sentences

Police in Brazil have arrested five people suspected of planning to kill Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva shortly before he was sworn in as president.

From BBC

For Pec, the Galaxy’s spectacular 23-year-old winger, the change started last February, when he left Brazilian club Vasco da Gama, the only team he had ever known.

From Los Angeles Times

Wiseburn Da Vinci 60, Taft 52: Ahmose Daniels had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Da Vinci.

From Los Angeles Times

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva came back to power in 2023, recommitting to that goal and promising to tackle tree loss.

From BBC

We learn about da Vinci’s early life, family, education and lovers, and the doc does an admirable job of explaining not just excellence but innovation.

From New York Times

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