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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish señor . Doublet of seigneur , seignior , senhor , senior , senyor , signore , sir , and sire .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /seɪnˈjɔɹ/ , /seɪnˈjoʊɹ/ , /sinˈjɔɹ/ , /sɛnˈjɔɹ/
Noun
señor (plural señores )
A Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or an older man.
Anagrams
noser , renos , oners , Ernos , Rosen , Ornes , snore , seron , Ensor , Norse , neros , rosen , Roens , Neros , Rones
Galician
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese senhor , from Latin senior . Compare Portuguese senhor .
Pronunciation
Noun
señor m (plural señores , feminine señora , feminine plural señoras )
elder , senior
sir , mister
lord , master , liege
( capitalized , Catholicism ) the Lord / God
Noun
señor f (plural señores )
( archaic ) lady , milady
References
Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006 –2022 ) “señor ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006 –2018 ) “señor ”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “señor ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language ] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “señor ”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “señor ”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega , →ISSN
Indonesian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish señor ( “ señor ” ) . Doublet of senior , senyur , and sinyo .
Pronunciation
Noun
señor
señor ( a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr. )
Synonym: senyur
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish sennor ( “ lord ” ) , from Vulgar Latin *senjor ( “ master, elder, lord, nobleman ” ) , from Latin seniōrem ( “ elder ” ) , comparative form of senex ( “ old ” ) . Doublet of sénior , borrowed from Latin.
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /seˈɲoɾ/
Rhymes: -oɾ
Syllabification: se‧ñor
Noun
señor m (plural señores , feminine señora , feminine plural señoras )
mister , sir , lord ( title conferred on a married or older male )
Synonyms: Sr. , Sr
gentleman
Synonym: caballero
master
Synonym: amo
Derived terms
Adjective
señor (feminine señora , masculine plural señores , feminine plural señoras )
( before a noun ) great big; whopping
dar un señor golpe Give a good big whack
free
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Further reading
Anagrams
Tagalog
Noun
señór (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜇ᜔ )
Alternative spelling of senyor