patronal
Spanish, noun/patɾoˈnal/
patronal is spelled P-A-T-R-O-N-A-L (8 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 15,558th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Patronal is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “management” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Asociación de los patronos o empleadores”.
What does patronal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepatron saint
- 2
femininemasculinepatronal
- 3
femininemasculineowner of a house where someone is a guest
- 4
femininemasculineemployer
- 5
femininemasculinemanagement
- 6
femininemasculineskipper
noun
- 1
femininemanagement
- 2
feminineemployers
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne al patrono o al patronato.
noun: 1. Asociación de los patronos o empleadores.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of patronal
- patronales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce patronal?
- /patɾoˈnal/
- [pa.t̪ɾoˈnal]
- [pat̪ɾoˈnal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is patronal in Spanish?
patronal appears 3.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).