Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

señorita

/sɛn.jəˈɹiː.tə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
senori-ta
IPA
/sɛn.jəˈɹiː.tə/
7
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young, unmarried woman in or from a Hispanophone community.

noun

A small species of wrasse, Oxyjulis californica.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish señorita. Doublet of senhorita.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

señoritas (plural) senorita (alternative)

Synonyms

senorita

Rhymes With

mangorita strawberrita jalapeñorita

Questions

How do you pronounce señorita?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɛn.jəˈɹiː.tə/.
What does señorita mean?
A young, unmarried woman in or from a Hispanophone community.
Where does señorita come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce señorita

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