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; see senior

Example Sentences

"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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

"May I ask, senhor, if you are the commander?"

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

Old Portuguese, Diez mentions senhor rainha, mia sennor formosa, my beautiful mistress.211.Marsh, p.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max

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

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