signora

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian signora.

Noun

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signora (plural signoras)

  1. Mrs; madam; title of address or respect for women in Italy.
    • 1896, Louise Chandler Moulton, Lazy tours in Spain and elsewhere:
      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?"
  2. An Italian woman.

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin seniōra, feminine form of senior (lord).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /siɲˈɲo.ra/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ora
  • Hyphenation: si‧gnó‧ra

Noun

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signora f (plural signore, masculine signore, diminutive signorìna, augmentative signoróna (rich woman))

  1. female equivalent of signore
  2. lady
    Synonyms: dama, (archaic) donna, lady
  3. a title of address for women; madam (ladies is used for the plural)
    Synonym: (regional) gna
    Sì, signoraYes, madam
    No, signoreNo, ladies
  4. Madam (plural Mesdames) (used as a salutation in a letter)
    Egregia SignoraDear Madam
    Egregie SignoreDear ladies

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian signora.

Noun

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signora f (plural signore)

  1. (obsolete) madam

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  • signora in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN