signore
1
[sin-
yawr
-ey, -
yohr
-ey;
Italian
see-
nyaw
-
r
e]
/sɪnˈyɔr eɪ, -ˈyoʊr eɪ;
Italian
siˈnyɔ rɛ/
noun
,
plural
signori
[sin-
yawr
-ee, -
yohr
-ee;
Italian
see-
nyaw
-
r
ee]
/sɪnˈyɔr i, -ˈyoʊr i;
Italian
siˈnyɔ ri/
(
Show IPA
)
1.
a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately;
signor
.
Origin
1585-95;
<
Italian
<
Latin
senior;
see
senior
signore
2
[sin-
yawr
-ey, -
yohr
-ey;
Italian
see-
nyaw
-
r
e]
/sɪnˈyɔr eɪ, -ˈyoʊr eɪ;
Italian
siˈnyɔ rɛ/
noun
1.
a plural of
signora
.
signora
[sin-
yawr
-
uh
, -
yohr
-
uh
;
Italian
see-
nyaw
-
r
ah]
/sɪnˈyɔr ə, -ˈyoʊr ə;
Italian
siˈnyɔ rɑ/
noun
,
plural
signoras
Italian,
signore
[see-
nyaw
-
r
e]
/siˈnyɔ rɛ/
(
Show IPA
)
1.
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
Origin
1630-40;
<
Italian;
feminine of
signore
signore
1
British Dictionary definitions for
signore
signore
/
siːnˈjɔːriː;
Italian
siɲˈɲore
/
noun
(
pl
)
-ri
(
-rɪ
;
Italian
) (
-ri
)
1.
an Italian man: a title of respect equivalent to
sir
Word Origin
Italian, ultimately from Latin
senior
an elder, from
senex
an old man
signora
/
siːnˈjɔːrə;
Italian
siɲˈɲora
/
noun
(
pl
)
-ras,
-re
(
Italian
) (
-re
)
1.
a married Italian woman: a title of address equivalent to
Mrs
when placed before a name or
madam
when used alone
Word Origin
Italian, feminine of
signore