señora

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See also: Señora and senora

English

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Etymology

From Spanish señora.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /seɪˈnjɔːɹə/, /seɪˈnjoʊɹə/, /siːˈnjɔːɹə/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /sɪˈnjɔːɹə/, /sɛˈnjɔːɹə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

señora (plural señoras)

  1. A Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married, divorced or widowed woman

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Classical Nahuatl

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Etymology

From Spanish señora (lady).

Pronunciation

Noun

señora (plural señoratin)

  1. A Spanish or European woman.
    • 1570: testimony of don Juan de Guzmán
      yhuan oncan cate Eyntin señoratin
      and there were three Spanish women there

References

  • Lochkart, James (1991) Nahuas and Spaniards, Stanford: Stanford University Press, →ISBN, page 80
  • Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, →ISBN, page 232

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish señora and Portuguese senhora.

Noun

señora

  1. woman, lady
  2. wife
  3. Mrs

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Spanish

Etymology

From señor +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

Noun

señora f (plural señoras, masculine señor, masculine plural señores)

  1. Ms; a title or form of address for a woman; formerly for a married, divorced, or widowed woman and now commonly for any adult woman regardless of marital status, depending on the region
    Synonym: doña
  2. lady
    Synonyms: ama, dama

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Adjective

señora f

  1. feminine singular of señor

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