Meanings
plural señoritas · alternative senorita
- A young, unmarried woman in or from a Hispanophone community.
I love it when you call me señorita.
- A small species of wrasse, Oxyjulis californica.
The golden, cigar-shaped señoritas occur in schools that number from just a few fish to many hundreds.
1991, Martha Holmes, Sea Trek, BBC Books, page 79
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna Spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the English ‘Miss’
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Spanishseñorita
- Englishseñorita
Borrowed from Spanish señorita. Doublet of senhorita.
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Estonian senjoriita
- senjoriitacourtesy title for an unmarried woman in a Hispanophone country
Japanese セニョリータ
- セニョリータ (senyoriita)courtesy title for an unmarried woman in a Hispanophone country
Russian сеньори́та
- сеньори́та (senʹoríta)courtesy title for an unmarried woman in a Hispanophone country
Spanish señorita
- señoritacourtesy title for an unmarried woman in a Hispanophone country
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with señorita
Cite this entry
señorita. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/se%C3%B1orita
“señorita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/se%C3%B1orita. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “señorita,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/se%C3%B1orita.
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