signore

[sin-yawr-ey, -yohr-ey; Italian see-nyaw-re]

noun, plural si·gno·ri [sin-yawr-ee, -yohr-ee; Italian see-nyaw-ree] /sɪnˈyɔr i, -ˈyoʊr i; Italian siˈnyɔ ri/.

a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.

RELATED WORDS

madame, dame, madonna, Frau

Origin of signore

1585–95; < Italian < Latin senior; see senior

signore

[sin-yawr-ey, -yohr-ey; Italian see-nyaw-re]

noun

a plural of signora.

signora

[sin-yawr-uh, -yohr-uh; Italian see-nyaw-rah]

noun, plural si·gno·ras, Italian si·gno·re [see-nyaw-re] /siˈnyɔ rɛ/.

a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.

Origin of signora

1630–40; < Italian; feminine of signore signore¹

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Examples from the Web for signore

Beppo was a very different man from Signore Ripollo, nor had he a palace with a water-gate to show his wares.
My Friend the Chauffeur|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
She looked at me from head to foot, and then, almost angrily—“Yes, Signore.”
The Diary of a Man of Fifty|Henry James
"Signore Giovanni," she exclaimed wonderingly but without the slightest trace of the emotion which had so recently agitated her.
Ilka on the Hill-Top and Other Stories|Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
It illustrates the well-known use of the word Signore for mistress in Florentine poetry.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series|John Addington Symonds

But as for that, signore, if you have no axes nor hedging knives, we have them.
Corleone|F. Marion Crawford

British Dictionary definitions for signore

signore

noun plural -ri (-rɪ, Italian -ri)

an Italian man: a title of respect equivalent to sir

Word Origin for signore

Italian, ultimately from Latin senior an elder, from senex an old man

signora

noun plural -ras or -re (Italian -re)

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

Word Origin for signora

Italian, feminine of signore

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