senhora
Portuguese, noun
senhora is spelled S-E-N-H-O-R-A (7 letters) and appears 117 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 824th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Senhora is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “lady” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine of senhor (used to highlight or intensify the quality, size or value…. With a capital, Senhora is a different word: “Lady (aristocratic title for a woman)”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ama ou dona de casa (em relação aos seus subordinados)”.
What does senhora mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelady
- 2
femininemistress
adjective
- 1
datedfeminineinformalfeminine of senhor (used to highlight or intensify the quality, size or value of things)
Aquela senhora casa será a que teremos um dia, querida!
noun
- 1
feminineLady (aristocratic title for a woman)
- 2
femininealternative letter-case form of senhora (used before a name); Mistress; Miss
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ama ou dona de casa (em relação aos seus subordinados) 2. mulher com autoridade sobre certas pessoas ou coisas 3. a esposa em relação ao marido 4. a dona da casa
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of senhora
- senhoras plural
- sinhá alternative Caipira pronunciation-spelling
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to senhora
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is senhora in Portuguese?
senhora appears 117 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).