chefete
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃeˈfɛ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃeˈfɛ.te/
- Rhymes: -ɛtʃi
- Hyphenation: che‧fe‧te
Noun
chefete m or f by sense (plural chefetes)
- a boss of low prestige; someone who occupies a leading position but is thought not to deserve or be suitable for it
- Synonym: chefículo
Further reading
- “chefete”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “chefete”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026