senoritas
Young unmarried Latinas
Senoritas is the plural of senorita, the Spanish word for an unmarried woman or young lady—equivalent to "miss" in English.
In English contexts, it often carries a flirtatious or exoticizing tone: The sailors hoped to meet some senoritas at the cantina.
Usually spelled with a tilde: señoritas.
Women, respectfully addressed
- maidensUnmarried young women
- missesFails to connect
- damselsYoung unmarried women
- lassiesYoung women, informally
debutantes · ingenues · schoolgirls · coeds · collegians · teenagers · adolescents · undergraduates
The Castilian language
- honorificRespectful form of address
- titleFormal honorific or name
- addressSpeak to formally
- missFail to reach
formal · salutation · greeting · Mexican · Andalusian · flamenco · fiesta
Respectful, considerate behavior
- respectfulShowing proper regard
- politeShowing good manners
- formalFollowing strict protocol
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
manners · honorific · deferential · genteel · chivalrous · gallant · old-fashioned · traditional
ladies
Women, respectfully addressed
lassies · debutantes · ingenues · schoolgirls · coeds · collegians · teenagers · adolescents · undergraduates · girlhood
español
The Castilian language
miss · formal · salutation · greeting · Mexican · Andalusian · flamenco · fiesta
courtesy
Respectful, considerate behavior
- respectfulShowing proper regard
- politeShowing good manners
- formalFollowing strict protocol
etiquette · manners · honorific · deferential · genteel · chivalrous · gallant · old-fashioned · traditional · propriety
senoritassenoras
Married Spanish-speaking women
married women · wives · matrons · Mrs. · madams
senoritassenores
Spanish male honorific, plural
caballeros · muchachos · hombres · gentlemen · men
senoritassenoras
Married Spanish-speaking women
matrons · old women · grandmothers · old ladies · matriarchs