senhorita

[ seen-yuh-ree-tuh, seyn-; Portuguese se-nyaw-ree-tuh ]

noun

, plural se·nho·ri·tas [seen-y, uh, -, ree, -t, uh, z, seyn-, se-nyaw-, ree, -t, uh, sh].

1. a Portuguese term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. : Srta.

Word History and Origins

Origin of senhorita¹

1870–75; < Portuguese, diminutive of senhora