señora

[ seyn-yawr-uh, -yohr-uh, seen-; Spanish se-nyaw-rah ]

noun

, plural se·ño·ras [seyn-, yawr, -, uh, z, -, yohr, -, seen-, se-, nyaw, -, r, ahs].

1. a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. : Sra.

señora

/ sɛˈnjɔːrə; seˈɲora /

noun

1. a married Spanish or Spanish-speaking woman: a title of address equivalent to Mrs when placed before a name or madam when used alone

Word History and Origins

Origin of señora¹

1570–80; < Spanish, feminine of señor ( def )

Example Sentences

“Senora,” a cellphone vendor called out, asking what she needed and assuming, perhaps, that she spoke Spanish.

From Los Angeles Times

“Senoras are taking a bus down Central, and walking over to make sure this is real.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Can he see the chalkboard?" asked Senora M, my Spanish teacher.

From Salon

"We love to see the joy end smiles we bring to our youth," the Gresham district's commander, Senora Ben, also wrote, retweeting the video.

From Fox News

Like John Prine or Jason Isbell, Childers’s strength lies in his lyrics: vivid songs that play out like short stories, often about working-class life in Kentucky or his devotion to his wife, musician Senora May.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• madame