patrão

See also: patrao

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin patrōnus. Doublet of padrão and patrono.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈtɾɐ̃w̃/ [paˈtɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈtɾɐ̃w̃/

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• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: pa‧trão

Noun

patrão m (plural patrões, feminine patroa, feminine plural patroas)

1. master, boss
2. employer
3. patron
4. (nautical) harbourmaster; skipper

   Synonyms: arrais, mestre

5. (Brazil, colloquial, used in the vocative, preceded by meu) A term of address for someone, typically a waiter

   Synonyms: amigo, chefe, major, comandante, grande, jogador, padrinho

Descendants

• → Konkani: पात्रांव (pātrāuva)

Further reading

• “patrão”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “patrão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026