señorita: Meaning and Definition of

se•ño•ri•ta

Pronunciation: (sān"yu-rē'tu, sēn"- Sp. se-nyô-rē'tä), [key]
— pl. -tas
  1. a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbr.: Srta.
  2. a cigar-shaped wrasse, Oxyjulis californica, found off the coast of California, olive brown above shading to creamy white below.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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