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señora

[seyn-yawr-uh, -yohr-uh, seen-, se-nyaw-rah] / seɪnˈjɔr ə, -ˈjoʊr ə, sin-, sɛˈnjɔ rɑ /
NOUN
madam
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Antonyms
STRONGEST


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“La señora said she only grabbed important documents and left,” she told me.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 23, 2025

They told her, "Look, señora, we need this money now."

From Salon Jul. 18, 2020

Don’t take it so hard, señora, you’re not alone.

From Slate Jan. 24, 2017

The señora could be forgiven her inquiry, as another table nearby was piled high with specialty cookbooks, including one about lard; another with the subtitle “How to Harvest Your Livestock and Wild Game.”

From New York Times Jan. 2, 2013

“Who are your ancestors, señora, if I may ask?” the waiter says politely.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

Not just the kind of spy business that equates to elbowing señoras at Best Buy for a deeply discounted TV.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2025

The judgmental señoras express their disapproval in Spanish to maintain a level of secrecy, but throw in enough English to let her know that they’re absolutely throwing shade.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 22, 2023

“We see street vendors out there. Those are entrepreneurs people don’t talk about. We see señoras selling tamales. ... They may not know it but they are entrepreneurs in the community.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2022

Salazar remembers listening to señoras gossiping in her godmother’s salon and getting a gold star whenever she helped sweep the hair.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2022

There is the rich “hacendado,” Señor Gomez del Monte, the owner of countless flocks and broad acres in the valley; and there are others of his class with their señoras and señoritas.

From The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico by Evans, L.




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