señorita noun. [sɛnjǝ'ri:tǝ, seɲo'rita] E19.
[Spanish, dim. of SEñORA.]
1. Used as a title (preceding the surname or other designation) of or as a respectful form of address to a young esp. unmarried Spanish or Spanish-speaking woman (corresp. to English Miss); such a woman. E19.

2. A small labroid fish, Oxyjulis californica, of the eastern Pacific. Also señorita-fish. L19.

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