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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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“La señora said she only grabbed important documents and left,” she told me.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 23, 2025

“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

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

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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

“We see street vendors out there. Those are entrepreneurs people don’t talk about. We see señoras selling tamales. ... They may not know it but they are entrepreneurs in the community.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2022

“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

He had written about Spain in his earlier years—he had sung in the most charming fashion about Juanas and Pepitas, about señoras in mantillas stealing down palace staircases that look "blue" in the starlight.

From The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. by Various




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