senhor

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/sɪˈnjɔː(ɹ)/

noun

A Portuguese gentleman.

OriginPortuguese senhor →
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Meanings

senhor1

nounsenhor (plural senhors or senhores)

plural senhors · plural senhores

  1. A Portuguese gentleman.

senhor2

nounsenhor (plural senhors or senhores)

plural senhors · plural senhores

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of señor.

    “Senhor,” said the Spaniard, “spare me; if your life was no dearer to you than mine, it would not be worth thanks.”

    1820, [Charles Robert Maturin], Melmoth the Wanderer: A Tale. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Company, and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., […], →OCLC, page 176

Origin

  1. Portuguesesenhor
  2. Englishsenhor

From Portuguese senhor, which see for more. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senior, señor, senyor, signore, sir, and sire.

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APA

senhor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/senhor

MLA

“senhor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/senhor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “senhor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/senhor.

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