senhora

[ sin-yawr-uh, -yohr-uh; Portuguese si-nyaw-ruh ]

noun

, plural se·nho·ras [sin-, yawr, -, uh, z, -, yohr, -, uh, z, si-, nyaw, -, r, uh, sh].

1. a Portuguese term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. : Sra.

Word History and Origins

Origin of senhora¹

1795–1805; < Portuguese, feminine of senhor

Example Sentences

He grew up in Ouro Preto and would be there for a few days over the fiesta of Nossa Senhora do Rosário.

From The Daily Beast

Senhora Vineiro was pale but composed when she saw the manner of death she was to die.

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Here a gentle struggle seemed to ensue; for I heard the senhora coaxingly entreat her, while her companion steadily resisted.

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What her companion replied I could not, however, catch, but only guess at its import by the senhora's answer.

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I knew it well; it was the senhora herself; and the next moment I heard her voice.

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The senhora was but seldom at home; and I remarked that Power rarely came to see me.

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