mestrão

Portuguese

Etymology

From mestre +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mesˈtɾɐ̃w̃/ [mesˈtɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɛʃˈtɾɐ̃w̃/, /mɨʃˈtɾɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: mes‧trão

Noun

mestrão m (plural mestrões, feminine mestrona, feminine plural mestronas)

  1. (colloquial) great master
    Synonym: mestraço

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