padrone

English

Etymology

From Italian padrone, from Latin patronus.

Noun

padrone (plural padrones or padroni)

  1. A patron; a protector.
  2. The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean.
  3. 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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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.)

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin patronus.

Noun

padrone m (plural padroni, feminine padrona)

  1. master
  2. owner
  3. host
  4. landlord
  5. employer, boss

Derived terms

Noun

padrone f (pl)

  1. plural of padrona

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