Signora

/siˈɲoːra/ noun

Definition

Italian title for a married woman, equivalent to Mrs.

Etymology

From Italian, feminine of signore meaning lord

Kelly Says

Signora is like 'señora' but Italian - both mean a lady who's married!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሚስት
ARالعربية
السيدة
BNবাংলা
মহিলা
CACatalà
senyora
CSČeština
paní
DADansk
fru
DEDeutsch
Frau
ELΕλληνικά
κυρία
ESEspañol
señora
FAفارسی
خانم
FISuomi
nainen
FRFrançais
madame
GUGU
મહિલા
HAHA
mace
HEעברית
גברת
HIहिन्दी
महिला
HUMagyar
asszony
IDBahasa Indonesia
nyonya
IGIG
nwanyị
ITItaliano
signora
JA日本語
夫人
KKKK
синьора
KMKM
ពេជ្ជនារី
KO한국어
부인
MRMR
महिला
MSBahasa Melayu
puan
MYမြန်မာ
အမျိုးသမီး
NLNederlands
mevrouw
NONorsk
frue
PAPA
ਔਰਤ
PLPolski
pani
PTPortuguês
senhora
RORomână
doamnă
RUРусский
синьора
SVSvenska
fru
SWKiswahili
bibi
TAதமிழ்
பெண்மணி
TEతెలుగు
ఆడవారు
THไทย
ชาย
TLTL
ginang
TRTürkçe
bayan
UKУкраїнська
сеньйора
URاردو
خاتون
VITiếng Việt
YOYO
obinrin
ZH中文
夫人
ZUZU
umfazi

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Italian honorific explicitly gendered female (signore for male). Embeds assumption about women's marital/social status in the word itself.

Inclusive Usage

Use name or context-neutral professional title. If honorific needed, match individual's stated preference.

Inclusive Alternatives

["Ms.","Dr.","name","professional title"]

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