Meanings
plural signoras
- Mrs; madam; title of address or respect for women in Italy.
I waited, half thinking that they would walk toward me on the waters, until the spell was broken by a knock upon my door. "Would the signoras of their good pleasure like to behold the dance of the tarantella?"
1896, Louise Chandler Moulton, Lazy tours in Spain and elsewhere - An Italian woman.
Origin
- Italiansignora
- Italiansignora
- Englishsignora
Borrowed from Italian signora.
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signora. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/signora
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