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senhora.

lady

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/sẽˈɲɔ.ɾɐ/Brazil[sẽˈj̃ɔ.ɾɐ]Brazil/sĩˈɲɔ.ɾɐ/Brazil[sĩˈj̃ɔ.ɾɐ]Brazil
  1. lady

    feminine
  2. mistress

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese senhor.

adj/sẽˈɲɔ.ɾɐ/Brazil[sẽˈj̃ɔ.ɾɐ]Brazil/sĩˈɲɔ.ɾɐ/Brazil[sĩˈj̃ɔ.ɾɐ]Brazil
  1. feminine of senhor (used to highlight or intensify the quality, size or value of things)

    dated · feminine · form-of · informal
    Aquela senhora casa será a que teremos um dia, querida!
    Uma senhora árvore, de fato! Pena que foi derrubada.
Where this word comes from

From senhora in the sense of mistress, a title which gives importance to women and signals their social status; from there it was applied to feminine nouns to achieve a similar effect with them. Compare Spanish señora (adjective).

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