señorito

Spanish

Etymology

From señor +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seɲoˈɾito/ [se.ɲoˈɾi.t̪o]

Noun

señorito m (plural señoritos, feminine señorita, feminine plural señoritas)

1. A son of an important or respectable person.
2. (colloquial) Young master
3. (colloquial) snob

Derived terms

• señoritismo

 

Related terms

• señorita

 

Further reading

• “señorito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16