Spanish

Noun

Señora f ‎(plural Señoras, masculine Señor)

1. Lady, Mrs

   ¿Señora Rivera, dónde está usted? (Lady Rivera, where are you?)

Abbreviations

• Sra, Sra.

English

Alternative forms

• senora

Noun

señora ‎(plural señoras)

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

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• xinola

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃinoːlaʔ/

Etymology

From Spanish señora "lady".

Noun

señora (plural señoratin)

1. A Spanish or European woman.
   • 1570: testimony of don Juan de Guzmán

     yhuan oncan cate Eyntin señoratin

     (and there were three Spanish women there)

References

• Lochkart, James (1991) Nahuas and Spaniards, Stanford: Stanford University Press, ISBN 0-8047-1954-3, page 80
• Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, ISBN 0-8047-4458-0, page 232

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sẽ̞ˈɲo̞ɾä]

Noun

señora f ‎(plural señoras, masculine señor)

1. missus, Mrs (title given to a married woman)
2. lady
3. wife or spouse

Synonyms

• Sra, Sra.

Related terms

• señor
• señorita
• esposa