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señora

[seyn-yawr-uh, -yohr-uh, seen-, se-nyaw-rah] / seɪnˈjɔr ə, -ˈjoʊr ə, sin-, sɛˈnjɔ rɑ /
NOUN
madam
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STRONGEST


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Jurado’s pitch to the señora: Born and raised in the district.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2024

“I told them, ‘No, I’m la señora de Don Pedro,’” she said, as her husband chuckled.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 15, 2020

They told her, "Look, señora, we need this money now."

From Salon Jul. 18, 2020

Don’t take it so hard, señora, you’re not alone.

From Slate Jan. 24, 2017

At the training camp they said the words señora, señorita, and señor separate people by age and status.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

Not just the kind of spy business that equates to elbowing señoras at Best Buy for a deeply discounted TV.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2025

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is breaking new ground with this year’s nominees for induction — and the señoras and rockeros among us couldn’t be more excited.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2025

The judgmental señoras express their disapproval in Spanish to maintain a level of secrecy, but throw in enough English to let her know that they’re absolutely throwing shade.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 22, 2023

Salazar remembers listening to señoras gossiping in her godmother’s salon and getting a gold star whenever she helped sweep the hair.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2022

Whereupon the señoras and the señoritas settled themselves in comfortable chairs and waited, and inspected the house of this lord of the valley, whose luxury was something to envy.

From The Gringos by Anton Otto Fischer




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