senhora

American  

[sin-yawr-uh, -yohr-uh, si-nyaw-ruh] / sɪnˈjɔr ə, -ˈjoʊr ə, sɪˈnjɔ rə /

noun

• senhoras
  plural

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.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• senhoras
  plural

Etymology

Origin of senhora

1795–1805; < Portuguese, feminine of senhor

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

senhora senhoras

The senhora of the house told her to wait.

From Time Magazine Archive

"There's something you may not understand, senhora," Winston interjected, speaking now in English.

From Caribbee by Thomas Hoover

The senhora, my first impulse was one of anything but gratitude to her by whose kind, tender care my hours of pain and suffering had been soothed and alleviated.

From Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 by Charles James Lever

In any case, filez after me, for the dark-eyed senhora is surely expecting us.

From Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 by Charles James Lever

In the senhor's pleasant house we were greeted by the senhora, and they were both more than thoughtful and generous in their hospitality.

From Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Theodore Roosevelt

The senhoras were all dressed after the French fashion: corset, fichu, garniture, all was proper, and even elegant, and there was a great display of jewels.

From Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 by Maria Graham