mestre
Portuguese, noun/ˈmɛs.tɾi/
mestre is spelled M-E-S-T-R-E (6 letters) and appears 66 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,465th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mestre is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “master” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of mestrar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que domina um ofício, atividade ou conhecimento”.
What does mestre mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemaster
- 2
masculinementor
- 3
datedmasculineschoolteacher
- 4
masculinemaster (person holding a master's degree)
- 5
masculinegame master
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. superior 2. extraordinário 3. básico, fundamental 4. principal
noun: 1. pessoa que domina um ofício, atividade ou conhecimento 2. pessoa que ensina 3. chefe de fábrica 4. chefe de operários ou pedreiros
verb: 1. terceira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo mestrar 2. terceira pessoa do singular do imperativo afirmativo do verbo mestrar 3. terceira pessoa do singular do imperativo negativo do verbo mestrar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mestre
- mestres plural
- mestra feminine
- mestras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mestre?
- Brazil /ˈmɛs.tɾi/
- /ˈmɛʃ.tɾi/
- Portugal /ˈmɛʃ.tɾɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mestre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mestre in Portuguese?
mestre appears 66 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).