señorita
[seyn-yuh-ree-tuh, seen-; Spanish se-nyaw-ree-tah]
- a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- a cigar-shaped wrasse, Oxyjulis californica, found off the coast of California, olive brown above shading to creamy white below.
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Origin of señorita
1815–25, Americanism; < Spanish, diminutive of señora
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Examples from the Web for senorita
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I am; and you, senorita, are the lady who wrote me the note that I received this morning?
An Old Sailor's YarnsNathaniel Ames
“Buenos noches, senorita,” he said politely, taking it from her.
Within the TidesJoseph Conrad
I don't think the senorita could have left it in this house at all.
Nostromo: A Tale of the SeaboardJoseph Conrad
Use the words glorious and successful when you speak to the senorita.
Nostromo: A Tale of the SeaboardJoseph Conrad
The senorita had been most anxious all day—ever since she had heard the friar had come.
RomanceJoseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
señorita
- an unmarried Spanish or Spanish-speaking woman: a title of address equivalent to Miss when placed before a name or madam or miss when used alone
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Word Origin and History for senorita
n.
"a young Spanish lady," 1823, from Spanish señorita, Spanish title corresponding to English "Miss," diminutive of señora (see senora). The Portuguese equivalent is senhorita.
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