señorita

/sɛn.jəˈɹiː.tə/

sɛn · JƏɹIː · tə (3 syllables)

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Definition

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

Borrowed from Spanish señorita. Doublet of senhorita.

"I love it when you call me señorita."
"The golden, cigar-shaped señoritas occur in schools that number from just a few fish to many hundreds."