SIGNORI

SIGNORE

signore

(noun) an Italian title of respect for a man; equivalent to the English ‘sir’; used separately (not prefixed to his name)

SIGNORA

Signora

(noun) an Italian title or form of address for a married woman

signora

(noun) an Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

signori

plural of signor

Anagrams

• origins, signior

Source: Wiktionary


SIGNORE

Si*gnor", Si*gno"re, n. Etym: [It. See Seignior.]

Definition: Sir; Mr; -- a title of address or respect among the Italians. Before a noun the form is Signor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

15 June 2025

SCHNORR

(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”


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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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