mestre-sala
Portuguese, noun/ˈmɛs.tɾi ˈsa.lɐ/
mestre-sala is spelled M-E-S-T-R-E-S-A-L-A (10 letters). Mestre-sala is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “master of ceremonies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “membro da escola de samba que acompanha a porta-bandeira”.
What does mestre-sala mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemaster of ceremonies
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. membro da escola de samba que acompanha a porta-bandeira
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-sala
- mestre-salas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mestre-sala?
- Brazil /ˈmɛs.tɾi ˈsa.lɐ/
- /ˈmɛʃ.tɾi ˈsa.lɐ/
- Portugal /ˈmɛʃ.tɾɨ ˈsa.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.