signorina

si·gno·ri·na

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seen-yaw-ree-nuh; Italian see-nyaw-ree-nah]
- /ˌsin yɔˈri nə; Italian ˌsi nyɔˈri nɑ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seen-yaw-ree-nuh; Italian see-nyaw-ree-nah]
- /ˌsin yɔˈri nə; Italian ˌsi nyɔˈri nɑ/

Definitions of signorina word

noun plural signorina a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a girl or unmarried woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name. 1
noun signorina an unmarried Italian woman: a title of address equivalent to Miss when placed before a name or madam or miss when used alone 0
noun signorina Miss: Italian title of respect 0
noun signorina an unmarried woman or a girl 0

See all 4 definitions of signorina

Information block about the term

Origin of signorina

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

1810-20; < Italian; diminutive of signora signora; see -ine1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Signorina

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Signorina

signorina popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

signorina usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer