señorita

[ seyn-yuh-ree-tuh, seen-; Spanish se-nyaw-ree-tah ]

/ ˌseɪn yəˈri tə, ˌsin-; Spanish sɛ nyɔˈri tɑ /

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noun, plural se·ño·ri·tas

[seyn-yuh-ree-tuhz, seen-; Spanish se-nyaw-ree-tahs]. /ˌseɪn yəˈri təz, ˌsin-; Spanish sɛ nyɔˈri tɑs/.

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

Words nearby señorita

Sennett, sennight, sennit, señor, señora, señorita, sensate, sensate focus, sensation, sensational, sensationalism

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How to use señorita in a sentence

Is it not true that in your country any married woman shall duenna the young senorita?
The Crusade of the Excelsior|Bret Harte
I'm veer sorry, Senorita, but the Americans will not let you through the gates.
Hookers|Richard F. Mann
"Si, Senorita—right this way," he led her over to the phone booth in the corner.
Hookers|Richard F. Mann
The Senorita Windham had granted him a dance despite her brother's scowling disapproval.
Port O' Gold|Louis John Stellman

To the Senorita Inez he had spoken of his claim upon the Windham rancho through her brother's note won on the gambling table.
Port O' Gold|Louis John Stellman

British Dictionary definitions for señorita

señorita

/ (ˌsɛnjɔːˈriːtə, Spanish seɲoˈrita) /

noun plural -tas (-təz, Spanish -tas)

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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