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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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STRONGEST


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“I told them, ‘No, I’m la señora de Don Pedro,’” she said, as her husband chuckled.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 15, 2020

While out running errands over the years, people sometimes recognized her, Guadalupe said, asking if she was “la señora del Gran Burrito.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 15, 2020

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

At the training camp they said the words señora, señorita, and señor separate people by age and status.

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 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is breaking new ground with this year’s nominees for induction — and the señoras and rockeros among us couldn’t be more excited.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 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

Early morning prayer in the “iglesia” is a fashionable custom among the señoras of Mexico—particularly among those who dwell in cities and towns.

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




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