signora

See also: Signora

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian signora.

Noun

signora (plural signoras)

1. Mrs; madam; title of address or respect for women in Italy.
   • 1896, Louise Chandler Moulton, Lazy tours in Spain and elsewhere:

     I waited, half thinking that they would walk toward me on the waters, until the spell was broken by a knock upon my door. "Would the signoras of their good pleasure like to behold the dance of the tarantella?"

2. An Italian woman.

References

• “signora”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Gainors, agrions, ignaros, soaring

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin seniōra, feminine form of senior (“lord”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siɲˈɲo.ra/

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• Rhymes: -ora
• Hyphenation: si‧gnó‧ra

Noun

signora f (plural signore, masculine signore, diminutive signorìna, augmentative signoróna (“rich woman”))

1. female equivalent of signore
2. lady

   Synonyms: dama, (archaic) donna, lady

3. a title of address for women; madam (ladies is used for the plural)

   Synonym: (regional) gna

   Sì, signora ― Yes, madam

   No, signore ― No, ladies

4. Madam (plural Mesdames) (used as a salutation in a letter)

   Egregia Signora ― Dear Madam

   Egregie Signore ― Dear ladies

See also

• signore
• signorina

Anagrams

• granosi, insorga, sagrino

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian signora.

Noun

signora f (plural signore)

1. (obsolete) madam

References

• signora in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN