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

Jurado’s pitch to the señora: Born and raised in the district.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

In a city that was once part of the Spanish empire, she was no longer “señora,” as she would have been called in Caracas, or perhaps, in her younger years, “muchacha” or “chama.”

From New York Times

The Nuestra Señora del Pilar cooperative, through which hundreds of Jaén olive farmers produce their oil, is the biggest factory of its kind in the world.

From BBC

And then I remembered Señora Gilberto’s house, which looked like an absolute wreck ever since her son died, but she still lived there anyway, even if it did freak people out who walked by and saw her rocking on a porch where the steps and railing had fallen off.

From Literature

Related Words

• madame