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senhorita

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se⋅nho⋅ri⋅ta

[seen-yuh-ree-tuh, seyn-; Port. se-nyaw-ree-tuh]
–noun, plural -tas [-tuhz; Port. -tuhsh] .
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.

Origin:
1870–75; < Pg, dim. of senhora
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