Synonyms for señora


Grammar : Noun
Spell : seyn-yawr-uh, -yohr-uh, seen-; Spanish se-nyaw-rah
Phonetic Transcription : seɪnˈyɔr ə, -ˈyoʊr ə, sin-; Spanish sɛˈnyɔ rɑ


Définition of señora

Origin :
  • 1570s, from Spanish señora "a lady; madam," fem. of señor (see senor). The Portuguese equivalent is senhora.
  • As in madam : noun a title of address
Example sentences :
  • "The soldiers, senora," Gaspar Ruiz had answered, in a faint voice.
  • Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad
  • "Their revolutions, their revolutions," gasped Senora Teresa.
  • Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad
  • The senora had given into her charge the girls belonging to that Italian posadero.
  • Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad
  • "I was only going to inform the senora," said the man with a shrug and a forced smile.
  • Extract from : « Susy, A Story of the Plains » by Bret Harte
  • "I am a friend of the senora's, and I love her as I do the apple of my eye," said Caballuco.
  • Extract from : « Dona Perfecta » by B. Perez Galdos
  • "Come, it is not so serious as all that, senora," said the Penitentiary.
  • Extract from : « Dona Perfecta » by B. Perez Galdos
  • "Mine is immense," said Senora de Polentinos, in the midst of her sobs.
  • Extract from : « Dona Perfecta » by B. Perez Galdos
  • What a head, Senora Dona Perfecta, what a head your young nephew has!
  • Extract from : « Dona Perfecta » by B. Perez Galdos
  • I fear that the hold of Senora Mendez is somehow or other concerned with it all.
  • Extract from : « The Silent Bullet » by Arthur B. Reeve
  • "You were speaking of the music," replied Senora Mendez to me in rich, full tones.
  • Extract from : « The Silent Bullet » by Arthur B. Reeve

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