supremo

See also: Supremo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian supremo (supreme). Doublet of supreme.

Noun

supremo (plural supremos)

  1. (informal) The most important person in an organization.
    • 1986 Peter King - The Viceroy's Fall: How Kitchener Destroyed Curzon
      Kitchener was, of course, Secretary of State for War and virtual military supremo.

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin supremus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.ˈprɛ.mo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛmo
  • Hyphenation: su‧prè‧mo

Adjective

supremo (feminine singular suprema, masculine plural supremi, feminine plural supreme)

  1. supreme

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Latin

Adjective

suprēmō

  1. dative and ablative masculine and neuter singular of suprēmus

References

  • supremo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • supremo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin suprēmus (above), from superus (being above).

Pronunciation

Adjective

supremo m (feminine singular suprema, masculine plural supremos, feminine plural supremas, comparable)

  1. dominant; supreme
  2. extreme; supreme (at the greatest, most excellent, extreme, etc.)

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin supremus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suˈpɾemo/
  • Hyphenation: su‧pre‧mo

Adjective

supremo (feminine singular suprema, masculine plural supremos, feminine plural supremas)

  1. supreme
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