signorino

[ seen-yaw-ree-noh; Italian see-nyaw-ree-naw ]

noun,plural si·gno·ri·nos, Italian si·gno·ri·ni [see-nyaw-ree-nee]. /ˌsi nyɔˈri ni/.
  1. a conventional Italian title of respect for a young man.

Origin of signorino

1
1325–75; <Italian; diminutive of signore signore1; see -ine1

Words Nearby signorino

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How to use signorino in a sentence

  • The next day her head ached so, and when the signorino saw she was not well he said she might go home and sleep.

    Olive in Italy | Moray Dalton
  • Pasqualino went softly about the garden barefooted, doing his weeding, and once or twice came to look at his signorino.

    Up and Down | Edward Frederic Benson
  • But it will be a good day when I hear there the steps of the signorino and of you.

    Up and Down | Edward Frederic Benson
  • And shall we all be as happy as the signorino when we come to our last bed?

    Up and Down | Edward Frederic Benson
  • The schools allow fifteen soldi an hour, but the signorino is paying me twenty-five soldi.

    Olive in Italy | Moray Dalton