señorita

[seyn-yuh-ree-tuh, seen-, se-nyaw-ree-tah]

noun

plural

señoritas 

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

2. a cigar-shaped wrasse, Oxyjulis californica, found off the coast of California, olive brown above shading to creamy white below.

señorita

/ ˌsɛnjɔːˈriːtə, seɲoˈrita /

noun

1. an unmarried Spanish or Spanish-speaking woman: a title of address equivalent to Miss when placed before a name or madam or miss when used alone

Word History and Origins

Origin of señorita¹

1815–25, < Spanish, diminutive of señora ( def. )