senhora

American  

[sin-yawr-uh, -yohr-uh, si-nyaw-ruh] / sɪnˈyɔr ə, -ˈyoʊr ə, sɪˈnyɔ rə /

noun

plural

senhoras

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

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Etymology

Origin of senhora

1795–1805; < Portuguese, feminine of senhor

Example Sentences

The senhora of the house told her to wait.

From Time Magazine Archive

The next moment we were joined by the senhora, who, pale with fear, seemed scarcely less in need of assistance than her friend.

From Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 by Lever, Charles James

"Agua, senhora," she said with a smile, and the delight of mother and daughter was great, since they thought she could speak their language.

From The Stowaway Girl by Tracy, Louis

I knew it well; it was the senhora herself; and the next moment I heard her voice.

From Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 by Lever, Charles James

Theresa, daughter of the mud huts under the palm trees, ama in the sobrado of the foreign senhora, is a royal queen of story land.

From Fairy Tales from Brazil How and Why Tales from Brazilian Folk-Lore by Eells, Elsie Spicer