chefão
Portuguese
Etymology
Chefe (“chief; boss”) + -ão.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʃɛ.ˈfɐ̃w̃/
Noun
chefão m (plural chefões, feminine chefona, feminine plural chefonas)
- Augmentative of chefe
- boss (head of an organisation), especially of a criminal one
- (video games) boss (particularly challenging enemy)
Synonyms
- (head of an organisation): cabeça, manda-chuva
Related terms
- chefe
- chefia
- chefiar