signora

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Italian signorabor. English signora Borrowed from Italian signora.

1. Mrs; madam; title of address or respect for women in Italy.

   “I waited, half thinking that they would walk toward me on the waters, until the spell was broken by a knock upon my door. "Would the signoras of their good pleasure like to behold the dance of the tarantella?"”

2. An Italian woman.