Definition of Signorina in English:
Signorina
nounˌsiːnjəˈriːnəˌsēnyəˈrēnə
A title or form of address used of or to an Italian-speaking unmarried woman, corresponding to Miss.
Example sentencesExamples
- In one school, the headmaster announced a policy specifying that he would address the women by signora or signorina plus last name and the men by their first name.
- Do you see the large man with silver hair, seated beside Signorina Rosalina?"
- Philpott divided his time between watching the singers on the stage, asking me what was going on, and gazing thoughtfully at the Signorinas Rosalina and Lucia across the way.
- ‘The signorina is here, sir,’ the man behind her said.
- ‘No one is surrendering today, signorina,’ the chef bellowed.
Origin
Italian, diminutive of signora (see Signora).