señora

[ seyn-yawr-uh, -yohr-uh, seen-; Spanish se-nyaw-rah ]

/ seɪnˈyɔr ə, -ˈyoʊr ə, sin-; Spanish sɛˈnyɔ rɑ /

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noun, plural se·ño·ras [seyn-yawr-uh z, -yohr-, seen-; Spanish se-nyaw-rahs] /seɪnˈyɔr əz, -ˈyoʊr-, sin-; Spanish sɛˈnyɔ rɑs/.

a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.

RELATED WORDS

madame, dame, madonna, Frau, signora

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Origin of señora

1570–80; < Spanish, feminine of señor

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Examples from the Web for senora

She trembled as she stood there, fearing each second to hear the Senora's voice calling her.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
No, but when I advised the senora to give her nephew a fright, you opposed my advice, instead of supporting it.
Dona Perfecta|B. Perez Galdos
"Felipe, you are talking too much," said the Senora's voice, in the doorway; and as she spoke she looked reproachfully at Ramona.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
I should not have known about the affair had not Senora Valdez told me.
Remember the Alamo|Amelia E. Barr

They knew she was in the Senora Moreno's keeping, and that was enough.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson

British Dictionary definitions for senora

señora

/ (sɛˈnjɔːrə, Spanish seˈɲora) /

noun plural -ras (-rəz, Spanish -ras)

a married Spanish or Spanish-speaking woman: a title of address equivalent to Mrs when placed before a name or madam when used alone

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Word Origin and History for senora

senora

1570s, from Spanish señora "a lady; madam," fem. of señor (see senor). The Portuguese equivalent is senhora.