señor:
(a Spanish word used in English; also written: ‘senor’ without the accent/diacritic mark (~) on letter ‘n’; plural: ‘señors‘ or ‘señores‘; for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
a senor with his senora and their criatura (child)
a Spanish-speaking person; a person from Spain; a Spaniard;
a title of respect when used before a man’s name, usually in its short form ‘Sr.’ (like the English ‘Mr.’ meaning Mister),
When I checked in at a hotel in Spain, the receptionist said: Welcome, señor!
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señora:
(a Spanish word used in English; also written; ‘senora’, without the accent on the letter ‘n’; plural: ‘senoras‘; for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
a Spanish-speaking married woman;
a title of respect when used before a woman’s name, usually in its short form ‘Sra.’ (like the English ‘Mrs.’ meaning Mistress),
When Sarah and her female team were at the business conference in Mexico City, Mexico, the attendant at the conference hall wanted to know if the señoras needed any refreshments before the conference began.
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señorita:
a gaggle of senoritas
(a Spanish word used in English; also written ‘senorita’, without the accent on the letter ‘n’; plural: ‘senoritas‘; for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
a Spanish-speaking unmarried woman;
a title of respect when used before an unmarried woman’s name, usually in short form ‘Srta.’ (like the English Miss)
My granddaughters were thrilled to be called señoritas when they were at a bullfight show in Madrid on their vacation in Spain.
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