señorita
Americannoun
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a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Srta.
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a cigar-shaped wrasse, Oxyjulis californica, found off the coast of California, olive brown above shading to creamy white below.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of señorita
1815–25, < Spanish, diminutive of señora ( def. )
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At that novel’s end, the lovely señorita appears set to become a second Señora Vega, but her flashing eyes must have lost their dazzle since we never hear of her again.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2019
"A young lady señorita," her mother pronounced the first morning Carla set out by herself, her heart drumming in her chest.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
“Why do you keep saying I’m casi señorita? When am I going to be a señorita, without the almost?”
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
The small group stands staring at the sagging tire a moment, the two men kicking at it as if punishing it for having failed the señorita.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
“You know, without family, you won’t make it in this life. And now that you’re older, you have to learn how to be a nice señorita just like your sister, may she rest in peace.”
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
People dressed in mid-19th-century finery to depict soldiers, dons, and señoritas of the era.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2022
The great matador gnashes his teeth while the señoritas throw flowers and jewels at the doctor’s feet.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2020
Hundreds of coaches, filled with flowers and gay señoritas singing Mexican songs and throwing confetti, passed endlessly up and down the streets.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I’m afraid he’s already filed the papers. I probably shouldn’t have told you, but you all are señoritas now. I think you can handle it,” Abuelita Remedies said.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Six señoritas in long, fitted dresses with flaring skirts and castanets in their hands flounced onto the stage.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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