senhorita
[ seen-yuh-ree-tuh, seyn-; Portuguese se-nyaw-ree-tuh ]
/ ˌsin yəˈri tə, ˌseɪn-; Portuguese ˌsɛ nyɔˈri tə /
noun, plural se·nho·ri·tas [seen-yuh-ree-tuh z, seyn-; Portuguese se-nyaw-ree-tuh sh] /ˌsin yəˈri təz, ˌseɪn-; Portuguese ˌsɛ nyɔˈri təʃ/.
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 of senhorita
1870–75; < Portuguese, diminutive of
senhora