supremo

See also: Supremo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian supremo (“supreme”). Doublet of supreme.

Noun

supremo (plural supremos or supremoes)

1. (informal) The most important person in an organization.
   • 1986 Peter King - The Viceroy's Fall: How Kitchener Destroyed Curzon

     Kitchener was, of course, Secretary of State for War and virtual military supremo.

Anagrams

• ur-poems

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin supremus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su.ˈprɛ.mo/
• Rhymes: -ɛmo
• Hyphenation: su‧prè‧mo

Adjective

1. supreme

Related terms

• superiore
• supero

Anagrams

• presumo, prosume, spumerò

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) suprēmō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of suprēmus

References

• “supremo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• supremo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin suprēmus (“above”), from superus (“being above”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su.ˈpɾe.mu/
• IPA^(key): /su.ˈpɾe.mo/
• Hyphenation: su‧pre‧mo

Adjective

1. dominant; supreme
2. extreme; supreme (at the greatest, most excellent, extreme, etc.)

Synonyms

• (dominant): dominante
• (extreme): excelso, extremo, máximo, superior

Antonyms

• (extreme): mínimo

Related terms

• supremacia
• supremamente
• suprematista
• superior

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin supremus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suˈpɾemo/ [suˈpɾe.mo]
• Hyphenation: su‧pre‧mo

Adjective

supremo (feminine suprema, masculine plural supremos, feminine plural supremas)

1. supreme

Derived terms

• salsa surprema

Related terms

• superior