signorina

American  

[seen-yaw-ree-nuh, see-nyaw-ree-nah] / ˌsin yɔˈri nə, ˌsi nyɔˈri nɑ /

noun

plural

signorinas,

plural

signorine

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

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signorina British  

/ ˌsiːnjɔːˈriːnə, siɲɲoˈrina /

noun

1. an unmarried Italian woman: a title of address equivalent to Miss when placed before a name or madam or miss when used alone

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Etymology

Origin of signorina

1810–20; < Italian; diminutive of signora signora; see -ine ¹

Example Sentences

Angela played her part by being good, like a signorina should.

From Time Magazine Archive

Why has he had all the confetti, rosalio, the best things in the place—to say nothing of the company of the signorina herself?

From The Finger of Fate A Romance by Reid, Mayne

"Will the signorina step out for a moment and look at him?" pursued the deputy, her whisper now a little dejected.

From The Front Yard by Woolson, Constance Fenimore

Not one word could Dorothy understand, except, perhaps, "signorina," with which she had become familiar, and a few words which she had caught up from Stefano.

From A Flight with the Swallows Little Dorothy's Dream by Marshall, Emma

Does the signorina wish me to take them up?

From The Front Yard by Woolson, Constance Fenimore