English-Thai Dictionary
padrone
N หัวหน้า เจ้าของ เรือ กัปตันเรือ เจ้าของ โรงแรม
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PADRONE
Pa *dro "ne, n.; pl. It. Padroni, E. Padrones. Etym: [It. See Patron. ]
1. A patron; a protector.
2. The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean.
3. A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian laborers, street musicians, etc.
New American Oxford Dictionary
padrone
pa dro ne |pəˈdrōnā, pəˈdrōnē pəˈdroʊn | ▶noun ( pl. padrones |-ˈdrōnāz, -ˈdrōnz | ) a patron or master, in particular: • a Mafia boss. • informal an employer, esp. one who exploits immigrant workers. • (in Italy ) the proprietor of a hotel. ORIGIN Italian.
Oxford Dictionary
padrone
padrone |paˈdrəʊneɪ, -ni | ▶noun ( pl. padrones ) a patron or master, in particular: • a Mafia boss. • US informal an employer, especially one who exploits immigrant workers. • (in Italy ) the proprietor of a hotel. ORIGIN Italian.
Duden Dictionary
Padrone
Pa d ro ne , Pa dro ne Substantiv, maskulin , der |Padr o ne |der Padrone; Genitiv: des Padrone [s ], Plural: die Padroni und Padrones italienisch padrone < lateinisch patronus = Schutzherr a Chef einer größeren italienischen Firma, Organisation b Besitzer eines italienischen Restaurants
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