senhora

American  

[sin-yawr-uh, -yohr-uh, si-nyaw-ruh] / sɪnˈyɔr ə, -ˈyoʊr ə, sɪˈnyɔ rə /

noun

plural

senhoras

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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Etymology

Origin of senhora

1795–1805; < Portuguese, feminine of senhor

Example Sentences

The senhora of the house told her to wait.

From Time Magazine Archive

At parting, the senhora presented me with a wicker-basket of fresh eggs, and some abacatys, or alligator pears, as we call them.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 by Various

"And you do love me?" said the senhora, with a soft, low whisper that most unaccountably suggested anything but comfort to me.

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

It is, on the contrary, impossible to imagine anything more dreary and monotonous than the life of the Brazilian senhora in any of the smaller towns.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 by Various

The senhora was in the room, and in one moment I was beside her.

From Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 by Lever, Charles James