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señorita

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Anglicised: /sɛn.jəˈɹiː.tə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːtə

1

noun

Meaning 1

A young, unmarried woman in or from a Hispanophone community.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I love it when you call me señorita.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A small species of wrasse, Oxyjulis californica.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish señorita. Doublet of senhorita.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Estonian: senjoriita — courtesy title for an unmarried woman in a Hispanophone country
  • Japanese: セニョリータ (senyoriita) — courtesy title for an unmarried woman in a Hispanophone country
  • Russian: сеньори́та (senʹoríta) — courtesy title for an unmarried woman in a Hispanophone country
  • Spanish: señorita — courtesy title for an unmarried woman in a Hispanophone country