signorino

American  

[seen-yaw-ree-noh, see-nyaw-ree-naw] / ˌsin jɔˈri noʊ, ˌsi njɔˈri nɔ /

noun

• signorinos,
  plural
• signorini
  plural

1. a conventional Italian title of respect for a young man.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• signorini
  plural
• signorinos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of signorino

1325–75; < Italian; diminutive of signore signore ¹ ( def. ); see -ine ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

signorino signorini

And now, signorino," Gaspare concluded, "they are all laughing at him in Marechiaro.

From The Call of the Blood by Orson Lowell

“The signorino who has come back,” said the servant, unable on the instant to recall the foreign name.

From Aurora the Magnificent by Gertrude Hall Brownell

But he wants to make you give him a donkey, signorino.

From The Call of the Blood by Orson Lowell

There were no ghosts, but what was the signorino doing all this while in an empty house?

From Olive in Italy by Moray Dalton

The good Giovanna, who had been his mother’s servant, stayed on with her signorino, and economized for him; the wages of an Italian servant were in those days no extravagance.

From Aurora the Magnificent by Gertrude Hall Brownell

If we are overheard, signorini mia, it will be very bad.

From Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

"Ah, si, signorini mia," he answered, cheerfully, "il poco signore passato da stamattini."

From Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

"Make the signorini stay in to-day," warned the colonel.

From Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

"You must come again, signorini," said he, looking regretful at their departure.

From Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

"Pardon, signorini," he said, breathlessly, "but it will be to oblige me greatly if you will tell me where Signor Ferralti is."

From Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum