maestro

Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magister (“master”). Doublet of magister, master, and meister.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪstɹoʊ/, /maɪˈɛstɹoʊ/

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maestro (plural maestros or maestri)

1. (chiefly music) A master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.
   • 1992, “Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang”, in Andre R. Young, Tracy Curry, Calvin Broadus, Leon Haywood (lyrics), Andre R. Young (music), The Chronic, performed by Dr. Dre (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg), Death Row Records:

     You've never been on a ride like this before; with a producer who can rap and control the maestro.

2. (slang) A gang elder in prison.

• master

• Masoret, Moretas, amorets, artsome, masoret, omertas, omertàs, roamest, tarsome

Borrowed from Spanish maestro.

• IPA^(key): /maˈestɾo/ [maˈes.tɾo]
• IPA^(key): /maˈʔestɾo/ [maˈʔes.tɾo]
• Hyphenation: ma‧es‧tro

maéstro (feminine maestra, Basahan spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜍᜓ)

1. music conductor
2. professor, lecturer

   Synonym: propesor

3. (by extension) teacher

   Synonyms: paratukdo, paraturo

Borrowed from Spanish maestro.

• Hyphenation: ma‧es‧tro
• IPA^(key): /maˈestɾo/ [mɐˈis̪.t̪ɾ̪o]

maéstro (feminine maestra, Badlit spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. a male teacher, professor, or faculty member
2. (derogatory) an advocate or promoter of something illegal or unethical

maéstro (Badlit spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. to be a teacher; to become a teacher; to study to become a teacher
2. (derogatory) to promote something illegal or unethical
3. (derogatory) to be an advocate or promoter of something illegal or unethical

• maëstro (superseded)

Borrowed from Italian maestro. Doublet of meester and magister.

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• Hyphenation: maes‧tro

maestro m (plural maestro's)

1. maestro (master in some art, especially a composer or conductor)

• → Indonesian: maestro

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “maestro”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Borrowed from Italian maestro.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑestro/, [ˈmɑ̝e̞s̠.tro̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑestro
• Syllabification^(key): ma‧est‧ro
• Hyphenation^(key): ma‧est‧ro

maestro

1. maestro

• “maestro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magistrum. Doublet of magister, borrowed from Latin, maître, inherited from Latin, and master, borrowed from English.

• IPA^(key): /ma.ɛs.tʁo/, /ma.es.tʁo/ ~ /ma.ɛs.tʁo/

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maestro m (plural maestros)

1. maestro

• “maestro”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Borrowed from Dutch maestro, from Italian maestro, from Latin magister (“master”). Doublet of magister, master, and mester.

• IPA^(key): /ma.ˈɛs.tro/
• Rhymes: -tro
• Hyphenation: ma‧es‧tro

maestro (plural maestro-maestro)

1. maestro: a master in some art, especially a composer or conductor

   Synonym: empu

• “maestro” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

maestro (plural maestros)

1. master

From Latin magistrum. Doublet of mastro.

• IPA^(key): /maˈɛs.tro/, /maˈes.tro/^[1]

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• Rhymes: -ɛstro, -estro
• Hyphenation: ma‧è‧stro, ma‧é‧stro

maestro m (plural maestri, feminine maestra)

1. teacher (primary school)
2. master
3. mast
4. (music) conductor

   Synonym: direttore d'orchestra

5. wright
6. (meteorology) mistral (maestrale wind)

• insegnante
• docente
• precettore
• professore
• aio
• educatore

maestro (feminine maestra, masculine plural maestri, feminine plural maestre)

1. proficient, accomplished, expert
2. main, most important

• maestramente

• maèstro¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• maèstro² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• mortase, mortesa, ormaste, staremo

Borrowed from Italian maestro. Doublet of magister, majster, metr, and mistrz.

• IPA^(key): /maˈɛs.trɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛstrɔ
• Syllabification: ma‧es‧tro

maestro m pers

1. maestro (unofficial title of distinguished musicians, especially conductors)

• maestro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• maestro in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from Italian maestro.^[1][2] Doublet of mestre, magíster, máster, and míster.

• Hyphenation: ma‧es‧tro

maestro m (plural maestros, feminine maestrina, feminine plural maestrinas)

1. (music) conductor (person who conducts an orchestra)

• IPA^(key): /maěstro/
• Hyphenation: ma‧e‧stro

maèstro m anim (Cyrillic spelling маѐстро)

1. (music) maestro (unofficial title of distinguished musicians, especially conductors)

• maeso (obsolete)

Inherited from Latin magistrum. Doublet of magíster, borrowed from Latin, and máster, borrowed from English.

• IPA^(key): /maˈestɾo/ [maˈes.t̪ɾo]

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  • Rhymes: -estɾo
• IPA^(key): /ˈmaestɾo/ [ˈma.es.t̪ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -aestɾo
• Syllabification: ma‧es‧tro

maestro m (plural maestros, feminine maestra, feminine plural maestras)

1. master
2. (master) craftsman, handyman, contractor, construction worker
3. (especially Latin America) a male teacher

   Synonym: profesor

maestro (feminine maestra, masculine plural maestros, feminine plural maestras)

1. master
2. expert

   Synonym: experto

• “maestro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

maestro c

1. (chiefly music) a maestro

• mästare

• maestro in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• maestro in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

• maysto — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling, teacher
• maisto — obsolete, teacher
• mestro — teacher

Borrowed from Spanish maestro, from Latin magister, magistrum. Compare Kapampangan mestru and English master. Doublet of mister.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈʔestɾo/ [mɐˈʔɛs.t̪ɾo], /maˈestɾo/ [mɐˈɛs.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -estɾo
• Syllabification: ma‧es‧tro

maestro (feminine maestra, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ or ᜋᜌᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. (music) (male) music conductor
2. (dated) (male) teacher

   Synonyms: guro, titser

• “maestro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[2], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 402: “Maeſtro) Mayſto (pp) C, de eſcuela o de enseñar”

Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magister, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s. Doublet of master.

• IPA^(key): [maːˈes.tɾo]

maestro (definite accusative maestroyu, plural maestrolar)

1. maestro, a composer
2. conductor of an orchestra