señorita

American  

[seyn-yuh-ree-tuh, seen-, se-nyaw-ree-tah] / ˌseɪn yəˈri tə, ˌsin-, sɛ nyɔˈri tɑ /

noun

plural

señoritas

1. a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Srta.

2. a cigar-shaped wrasse, Oxyjulis californica, found off the coast of California, olive brown above shading to creamy white below.

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señorita British  

/ ˌsɛnjɔːˈriːtə, seɲoˈrita /

noun

1. an unmarried Spanish or Spanish-speaking woman: a title of address equivalent to Miss when placed before a name or madam or miss when used alone

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Etymology

Origin of señorita

1815–25, < Spanish, diminutive of señora ( def. )