señor
English
/seɪnˈjɔɹ/
noun
Definitions
- A Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or an older man.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian señor.
Origin
Spanish
señor
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- signore Italian
- sinjoor Dutch, Flemish
- seigneur French
- sieur French
- enseñorearse Spanish, Castilian
- señor Spanish, Castilian
- señorear Spanish, Castilian
- señorial Spanish, Castilian
- señorito Spanish, Castilian
- señoría Spanish, Castilian
- señorón Spanish, Castilian
- senhor Portuguese
- senyor Cebuano
- sennor Old Spanish
- sinhór Kabuverdianu