míster
See also: mister and Mister
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- mister
Etymology
Borrowed from English mister.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmis.teʁ/ [ˈmis.teh]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈmis.teɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈmiʃ.teʁ/ [ˈmiʃ.teχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmis.teɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmiʃ.tɛɾ/
Noun
míster m (plural místers or místeres)
- (Brazil) mister (title conferred on an adult male), especially when referring to Anglophones
- Synonym: senhor
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English mister. Doublet of maestro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmisteɾ/ [ˈmis.t̪eɾ]
- Rhymes: -isteɾ
- Syllabification: mís‧ter
Noun
míster m (plural místeres, feminine miss, feminine plural misses)
- Mister (winner in a male beauty contest)
Noun
míster m (plural místeres)
- (colloquial) coach (sports trainer or instructor, especially football)
- Synonyms: (Spain) entrenador, (Latin America) DT
Further reading
- “míster”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014