senhora

See also: Senhora

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• sinhá (Brazil Caipira eye-dialect)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese senhor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽˈɲɔ.ɾɐ/ [sẽˈj̃ɔ.ɾɐ], /sĩˈɲɔ.ɾɐ/ [sĩˈj̃ɔ.ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽˈɲɔ.ɾɐ/ [sẽˈj̃ɔ.ɾɐ], /sĩˈɲɔ.ɾɐ/ [sĩˈj̃ɔ.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɲɔ.ɾa/, /siˈɲɔ.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɲo.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: se‧nho‧ra

Noun

senhora f (plural senhoras)

1. lady
2. mistress

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:senhora.

Related terms

• senhor
• senhorita
• Sra

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: Nha