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Webster 1913 Edition


Signorina


Siˊgno-ri′na

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Noun.
[It.]
Miss; – a title of address among the Italians.

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Signorina

Signorina

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Italian

Noun

Signorina f (plural Signorine)

  1. Young lady
  2. (used to address a woman) miss, young lady (ladies is used for the plural)
    Sì, Signorina - Yes, miss
    No, Signorine - No, ladies
  3. (used as a salutation in a letter) Madam, Miss (followed by a name) (plural Mesdames)
    Egregia Signorina - Dear Madam
    Egregia Signorina Rossi - Dear Miss Rossi
    Egregie Signorine - Dear Mesdames

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signorina

signorina

See also: Signorina

English

Noun

signorina (plural signorinas or signorine)

  1. A courtesy title for an unmarried woman of Italian origin.
  2. (US) maitake, hen of the woods (mushroom)
    • 2013, Mary Curtis, Book Of Calories and Phytosterols In Foods, page 318:
      Signorina Mushroom is an alternative name for Grifola Frondosa, the Maitake Mushroom, which is popular among Italian-Americans in the northeastern United States.

Translations




Italian

Etymology

signora (lady) + -ina

Pronunciation

Noun

signorina f (plural signorine)

  1. young lady
  2. (used to address a woman) miss, young lady (ladies is used for the plural)
    Sì, signorina ― Yes, miss
    No, signorine ― No, ladies
  3. (used as a salutation in a letter) Madam, Miss (followed by a name) (plural Mesdames)
    Egregia Signorina ― Dear Madam
    Egregia Signorina Rossi ― Dear Miss Rossi
    Egregie Signorine ― Dear Mesdames

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