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noun, plural -tas 
[-tuhz; Sp. -tahs] .
[-tuhz; Sp. -tahs] . 1.
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
2.
a cigar-shaped wrasse, Oxyjulis californica, found off the coast of California, olive brown above shading to creamy white below.
Origin:
1815–25, Americanism; < Spanish, diminutive of señora
1815–25, Americanism; < Spanish, diminutive of señora
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Senorita
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
senorita
"a young Spanish lady," 1823, from Sp. señorita, Sp. title corresponding to Eng. "Miss," dim. of señora, fem. of señor (see senior).
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