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signorina

signorina noun: a courtesy title for an unmarried woman of Italian origin.

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)
    • Signorina Mushroom is an alternative name for Grifola Frondosa, the Maitake Mushroom, which is popular among Italian-Americans in the northeastern United States.2013, Mary Curtis, Book Of Calories and Phytosterols In Foods, page 318

Forms of signorina

pluralsignorinas
pluralsignorine

Origin of signorina

Borrowed from Italian signorina.

Questions about signorina

What does signorina mean?
Signorina means a courtesy title for an unmarried woman of Italian origin.
What part of speech is signorina?
Signorina is a noun.
What is the plural of signorina?
The plural of signorina is signorinas.

Words near signorina in the dictionary

  1. Signoret
  2. signori
  3. signoria
  4. signorial
  5. signories
  6. signorina
  7. signorinas
  8. signorine
  9. signorise
  10. signors
  11. signorship

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