Polyglot Dictionary

patrão

/paˈtɾɐ̃w/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os patrões

Meaning

  1. boss

    • O patrão chegou.

      The boss has arrived.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

chefe

patrão is more traditional, an old-fashioned employer relationship; chefe is more modern and neutral, a manager or team lead — both mean "boss."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

jefe

jefe is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "boss."

Practice

1 What does patrão mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ chegou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches patrão?

noun

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