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SENHOR
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• SENHOR (noun)
The noun SENHOR has 1 sense:
1. a Portuguese title of respect; equivalent to English 'Mr'
Familiarity information: SENHOR used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Portuguese title of respect; equivalent to English 'Mr'
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Senhor" is a kind of...):
adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))
Context examples
Very particularly would I thank Senhor Penalosa and other officials of the Brazilian Government for the special arrangements by which we were helped upon our way, and Senhor Pereira of Para, to whose forethought we owe the complete outfit for a decent appearance in the civilized world which we found ready for us at that town.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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