chefão

Portuguese

Etymology

From chefe (“chief; boss”) +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃɛˈfɐ̃w̃/ [ʃɛˈfɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: che‧fão

Noun

chefão m (plural chefões, feminine chefona, feminine plural chefonas)

  1. augmentative of chefe
  2. (Brazil) boss (head of an organisation), especially of a criminal one
    Synonyms: cabeça, manda-chuva
  3. (Brazil, video games) boss, especially the final boss
    Synonyms: chefe, boss

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