patrão
Portuguese, noun/paˈtɾɐ̃w̃/
patrão is spelled P-A-T-R-Ã-O (6 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,384th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Patrão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “master, boss” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “chefe ou proprietário de um estabelecimento ou fábrica”.
What does patrão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemaster, boss
- 2
masculineemployer
- 3
masculinepatron
- 4
masculineharbourmaster; skipper
- 5
BrazilcolloquialmasculineA term of address for someone, typically a waiter
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. chefe ou proprietário de um estabelecimento ou fábrica 2. aquele que dirige uma pequena embarcação 3. dono da casa, em relação aos que o servem 4. qualquer indivíduo, em relação aos serviçais que remunera
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 patrão
- patrões plural
- patroa feminine
- patroas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce patrão?
- Brazil /paˈtɾɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [paˈtɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /pɐˈtɾɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is patrão in Portuguese?
patrão appears 10 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).