signora

See also: Signora

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian signora.

Noun

signora (plural signoras)

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?"

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for signora in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

Anagrams

Gainors, agrions, ignaros, soaring

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siɲˈɲo.ra/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ora
Hyphenation: si‧gnó‧ra

Noun

signora f (plural signore, masculine signore, diminutive signorìna, augmentative signoróna)

female equivalent of signore
lady
Synonyms: dama, (archaic) donna, lady
a title of address for women; madam (ladies is used for the plural)
Sì, signora ― Yes, madam
No, signore ― No, ladies
Synonym: (regional) gna
Madam (plural Mesdames) (used as a salutation in a letter)
Egregia Signora ― Dear Madam
Egregie Signore ― Dear ladies

Anagrams

granosi, insorga, sagrino

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian signora.

Noun

signora f (plural signore)

(obsolete) madam

References

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