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senhorita

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

noun

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

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

senhoritas

plural

Etymology

Origin of senhorita

1870–75; < Portuguese, diminutive of senhora

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