senhor

American  

[sin-yawr, -yohr, si-nyawr] / sɪnˈyɔr, -ˈyoʊr, sɪˈnyɔr /

noun

plural

senhors,

plural

senhores

1. a Portuguese term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Sr.

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Etymology

Origin of senhor

1785–95; < Portuguese < Vulgar Latin *senior lord; senior

Example Sentences

The first was with a grave middle-aged senhor, of superior appearance, who checked our hats at the Monumental Club.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Your change, senhor," said the waiter, tossing onto the marble-topped coffee table: some aspirin tablets, a string of trolley-car tickets and a postage stamp.

From Time Magazine Archive

Worth everything, so long as you do nothing to make them forget it, senhor.

From The Pathless Trail by Friel, Arthur O. (Arthur Olney)

“I know not, senhor, I have never been to San Luis.”

From The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

"I did but suggest caution, senhor," said he, timidly.

From Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) by Lever, Charles James