señora
Americannoun
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señoras
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
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
While out running errands over the years, people sometimes recognized her, Guadalupe said, asking if she was “la señora del Gran Burrito.”
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
“Who are your ancestors, señora, if I may ask?” the waiter says politely.
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
“We’re a city where a lot of our population are señoras who are Catholic,” said Manzanarez, 30.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
The judgmental señoras express their disapproval in Spanish to maintain a level of secrecy, but throw in enough English to let her know that they’re absolutely throwing shade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2023
Salazar remembers listening to señoras gossiping in her godmother’s salon and getting a gold star whenever she helped sweep the hair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
Carlota Juanita was within, prepared for the señoras, if they would but walk in.
From Letters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinore Pruitt Stewart
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