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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSeñor
Pronunciation / Transliteration: seˈɲor
"Buenos días, señor López."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A Spanish title of respect used before a man's surname or full name, equivalent to Mr.
"Señor García will lead the meeting this afternoon."
- 1
A term of direct address for a man, equivalent to 'sir' in English.
"Excuse me, señor, you dropped your umbrella."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'senior' meaning 'older' or 'elder', evolving through Old Spanish 'señor'. Historically used as a title of respect for men of high rank, it later broadened to become the standard Spanish title equivalent to the English 'Mr.' or 'Sir'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Señor" is said worldwide
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Monsieur
Transliteration: məsjø
"Bonjour, monsieur, comment puis-je vousaider ?"
Herr
Transliteration: hɛʁ
"Guten Tag, Herr Müller."
Signore
Transliteration: siˈɲoːre
"Buongiorno, signore, desidera qualcosa?"
Señor
Transliteration: seˈɲor
"Buenos días, señor López."
Senhor
Transliteration: sĩˈɲoɾ
"Com licença, senhor, esta mesa está livre?"
श्रीमान्
Transliteration: shreemaan
"नमस्कार, श्रीमान्, आप कैसे हैं?"
先生
Transliteration: xiānsheng
"请问您找哪位，先生？"
씨
Transliteration: ssi
"안녕하십니까, 로페즈 씨."
様
Transliteration: sama
"ロペス様、お荷物をお預かりします。"
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