signorina

[ seen-yaw-ree-nuh; Italian see-nyaw-ree-nah ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural si·gno·ri·nas, Italian si·gno·ri·ne [see-nyaw-, ree, -ne].

a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a girl or unmarried woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.

signorina

/ siɲɲoˈrina; ˌsiːnjɔːˈriːnə /

an unmarried Italian woman: a title of address equivalent to Miss when placed before a name or madam or miss when used alone

1810–20; < Italian; diminutive of signora signora; -ine ¹

Italian, diminutive of signora

This is a second-class ticket, signorina,” he observes, “and you are in first class.

"I trust that the Signorina Leithcourt has explained the story of the yacht and its crew," Olinto remarked.

All this was said so simply that it was quite impossible to suspect Signorina Colomba of the smallest poetic vanity.

They say—you'll excuse me, signorina—that when they quarrel, your compatriots don't show each other very much mercy.

And so the Signorina have become a real business-personage, helping 'brother' to build the best organs in the world.

The play is to be acted in part by noble amateurs, and the Signorina herself will take the principal part.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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