Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

signorina

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: sig-no-ri-na
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A courtesy title for an unmarried woman of Italian origin.

noun

maitake, hen of the woods (mushroom)

American usage

Example Sentences

"Signorina Mushroom is an alternative name for Grifola Frondosa, the Maitake Mushroom, which is popular among Italian-Americans in the northeastern United States."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian signorina.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

signorinas (plural) signorine (plural)

Questions

What does signorina mean?: A courtesy title for an unmarried woman of Italian origin.
Where does signorina come from?: Borrowed from Italian signorina.

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