señorito

Spanish

Etymology

From señor +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /seɲoˈɾito/ [se.ɲoˈɾi.t̪o]

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

señoritismo

Related terms

señorita

Further reading

“señorito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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