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señora

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2020

While out running errands over the years, people sometimes recognized her, Guadalupe said, asking if she was “la señora del Gran Burrito.”

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

“Who are your ancestors, señora, if I may ask?” the waiter says politely.

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

“We’re a city where a lot of our population are señoras who are Catholic,” said Manzanarez, 30.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2024

“Quite frankly, I get emotional. The people getting exploited are the señoras getting exploited to work all day. My goal is about equitable economic opportunity and providing opportunities. This is not that.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 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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