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se⋅ño⋅ri⋅ta

  [seyn-yuh-ree-tuh, seen-; Sp. se-nyaw-ree-tah]
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–noun, plural -tas  [-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; < Sp, dim. of señora
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se·ño·ri·ta   (sān'yə-rē'tə, sě'nyō-rē'tä)   
n.  

  1. Abbr. Srta.

    1. Used as a courtesy title before the surname or full name of a girl or unmarried woman in a Spanish-speaking area.

    2. Used as a form of address for a girl or young woman in a Spanish-speaking area.

  2. A Spanish or Spanish-speaking unmarried woman or girl.


[Spanish, diminutive of señora, señora; see señora.]
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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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