señor
Meaning
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- (masculine) mister, sir, lord (title conferred on a married or older male)
- (masculine) gentleman
- (masculine) master
Concepts
my lord
white person
Senor
dear employer
Synonyms
mi padre
hombre blanco
maese
jefe de ejército
alto dignatano
cazique
jefe de un ayllu entero
sres.
mister
Ñor
tecuhtli
señito
Ño
Ñor
maistro
mister
amo de siervos
Frequency
Hyphenated as
se‧ñor
Pronounced as (IPA)
/seˈɲoɾ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Spanish sennor (“lord”), from Vulgar Latin *senjor (“master, elder, lord, nobleman”), from Latin seniōrem (“elder”), comparative form of senex (“old”). Doublet of sénior, borrowed from Latin.
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