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señorita

miss

noun seh-nyoh-REE-tah Rare

Also means

young woman

Usage Note

Señorita is the traditional honorific for an unmarried woman (abbreviated Srta.), though its use has declined in professional contexts where señora now applies regardless of marital status. In classroom Spanish it remains the standard way students address a female teacher.

Examples

"La señorita García explica la lección."

Natural Translation

Miss García explains the lesson.

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