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senorita

noun
se·​no·​ri·​ta | \ ˌsān-yə-ˈrē-tə How to pronounce senorita (audio) \
variants: or señorita

Definition of senorita

: an unmarried Spanish or Spanish-speaking girl or woman —used as a title equivalent to Miss

Examples of senorita in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Football managers reared their boogie heads once again this term when a video surfaced of Pep Guardiola doing his best at courting the attentions of a Spanish senorita. — SI.com, "The Definitive 2018/19 Alternative European End of Season Awards," 6 June 2019 The cakes are filled with margarita butter cream and covered with vanilla butter cream and decorated like a pretty Mexican senorita’s skirt. — Erica Boniface, The Know, "Where to party in Denver for Cinco de Mayo 2017," 2 May 2017

First Known Use of senorita

1822, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for senorita

Spanish señorita, from diminutive of señora

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