signorino

American  

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

noun

plural

signorinos,

plural

signorini

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

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Etymology

Origin of signorino

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

Example Sentences

"Have you got the revolver, signorino?" said the boy.

From The Call of the Blood by Lowell, Orson

"Shall I buy an apron for my mother, signorino?" asked Gaspare.

From The Call of the Blood by Lowell, Orson

But, Gaspare," began Maurice, "I can't—" "Here is a chair for you, signorino.

From The Call of the Blood by Lowell, Orson

Aurora had grown accustomed to the fact that those hard old eyes of Giovanna’s took easily to tears, and that she 296sighed by the thousand the moment she was in anxiety over her signorino.

From Aurora the Magnificent by Brownell, Gertrude Hall

Then when the signorino started to write so as to show how many things he knew how to do, Jeli could have staid whole days watching him; and suddenly he would look round suspiciously.

From Under the Shadow of Etna Sicilian Stories from the Italian of Giovanni Verga by Verga, Giovanni