padrone
English
Etymology
From Italian padrone, from Latin patronus. Doublet of patron and pattern.
Noun
padrone (plural padrones or padroni)
- A patron; a protector.
- The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean.
- A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian labourers, street musicians, child beggars, etc.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for padrone in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Anagrams
- aproned, operand, pandore
Italian
Etymology
From Latin patronus. Doublet of patron.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈdro.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: pa‧dró‧ne
Noun
padrone m (plural padroni, feminine padrona)
- master
- owner
- host
- landlord
- (sometimes derogatory) employer, boss
Derived terms
Derived terms
- impadronirsi
- padrone di casa
- padroneggiare
- spadroneggiare
Descendants
- → English: padrone
- → Ottoman Turkish: پاترونه (patrona)
- Turkish: patrona
Noun
padrone f pl
- plural of padrona
Anagrams
- aprendo, parendo, perdano, perdona, pondera, predano, rapendo