señora
Americannoun
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of señora
1570–80; < Spanish, feminine of señor ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Jurado’s pitch to the señora: Born and raised in the district.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024
“I told them, ‘No, I’m la señora de Don Pedro,’” she said, as her husband chuckled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2020
They told her, "Look, señora, we need this money now."
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2020
Don’t take it so hard, señora, you’re not alone.
From Slate ● Jan. 24, 2017
At the training camp they said the words señora, señorita, and señor separate people by age and status.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Not just the kind of spy business that equates to elbowing señoras at Best Buy for a deeply discounted TV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is breaking new ground with this year’s nominees for induction — and the señoras and rockeros among us couldn’t be more excited.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2025
“We see street vendors out there. Those are entrepreneurs people don’t talk about. We see señoras selling tamales. ... They may not know it but they are entrepreneurs in the community.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
“Quite frankly, I get emotional. The people getting exploited are the señoras getting exploited to work all day. My goal is about equitable economic opportunity and providing opportunities. This is not that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2022
Bullock carts creaked again, their squealing growing gradually fainter as the fat-jowled señoras lurched home to the monotony of life, while the señoritas drowsed and dreamed, and smiled in their dreaming.
From The Gringos by Fischer, Anton Otto
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