señorito

Spanish

Etymology

From señor +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seɲoˈɾito/ [se.ɲoˈɾi.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: se‧ño‧ri‧to

Noun

señorito m (plural señoritos, feminine señorita, feminine plural señoritas)

  1. A son of an important or respectable person.
  2. (colloquial) Young master
  3. (colloquial) snob

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Cebuano: senyorito
  • → Tagalog: senyorito

Further reading

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