senhorita

American

[seen-yuh-ree-tuh, seyn-, se-nyaw-ree-tuh] / ˌsin yəˈri tə, ˌseɪn-, ˌsɛ nyɔˈri tə /

noun

plural

senhoritas

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

Etymology

Origin of senhorita

1870–75; < Portuguese, diminutive of senhora

Example Sentences

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Alem�n boosted Senhorita Amar to stardom in Mexican films.

From Time Magazine Archive

The senhorita's chaperon is still regarded as a conventional desideratum, and courtship, if not quite as much a "long distance" communication as among the Puritans of New England when the "courting-stick" was in vogue, is yet largely regulated according to the customs of the mother country, and generally involves the presence of the family.

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