la
feminine
/seɲoˈɾi.ta/
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Translation
Miss, young woman
Word origin
From senora ('lady') plus the diminutive suffix -ita; senora descends from Latin senior ('elder').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- senior
- English cognates
- senior
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Examples
García, .
Miss García, you have a call on line two.
, , ¿ ?
Excuse me, miss, do you know what time the next train leaves?
Martínez matemáticas instituto.
Miss Martínez teaches mathematics at the secondary school.
elegante.
When she was little she wanted to be an elegant young lady.
.
The young ladies of the group sang very well.
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