Definition of Senhorita

1. Noun. A young woman in or from a Lusophone community. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Senhorita

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Senhorita

senescent cell antigen
senesces
seneschal
seneschals
seneschalship
senescing
senga root
sengi
sengierite
sengis
sengreen
sengreens
senhora
senhoras
senhores
senhorita (current term)
senhoritas
senhors
senicide
senie
senile
senile amyloidosis
senile arteriosclerosis
senile atrophoderma
senile atrophy
senile cataract
senile chorea
senile degeneration
senile delirium
senile dementia

Literary usage of Senhorita

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Brazil by Errol Lincoln Uys (2000)
"Oh, senhorita Joana, if Raposo Tavares had led our column in Pernambuco, the Hollanders wouldn't have driven off our army." "But they always have," she said ..."

2. South America from a Surgeon's Point of View by Franklin Henry Martin (1922)
"... including Dr. de Castro and Dr. da Fonseca with their wives, Senhora de Mendonca and her two daughters, the Senhora Clark and senhorita de Mendonca, ..."

3. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... caricature, disparage. miss n. mademoiselle (French), signorina (Italian), senhorita (Portuguese), señorita (Spanish), Fräulein (German). miss, vt Spec, ..."

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