señorita

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See also: senorita, and Señorita

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish señorita. Doublet of senhorita.

Pronunciation

Noun

señorita (plural señoritas)

  1. A young, unmarried woman in or from a Hispanophone community.
    I love it when you call me señorita
  2. A small species of wrasse, Oxyjulis californica.
    • 1991, Martha Holmes, Sea Trek, BBC Books, page 79:
      The golden, cigar-shaped señoritas occur in schools that number from just a few fish to many hundreds.

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From señora +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seɲoˈɾita/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: se‧ño‧ri‧ta

Noun

señorita f (plural señoritas, masculine señorito, masculine plural señoritos)

  1. young woman
  2. Miss (used as a title)
  3. (female) snob

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