Definitions for padrone

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padrone pa·dro·ne

Spelling: [puh-droh-nee, -ney; Italian pah-d

IPA: /pəˈdroʊ ni, -neɪ; Italian pɑˈdrɔ nɛ/

Padrone is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 277 anagrams from letters in padrone (adenopr).

Definitions for padrone

noun

1. a master; boss.
2. an employer, especially of immigrant laborers, who provides communal housing and eating arrangements, controls the allocation of pay, etc., in a manner that exploits the workers.
3. an innkeeper.

Origin of padrone

From Italian, dating back to 1660-70; See origin at patron

Examples for padrone

It was our signal, invariably heard by the ever-watchful Dominic, the padrone.

The padrone hastened away to fetch it, but Vere shook her head.

How can a fisher-boy, a nothing from Mergellina, look like my padrone?

Have you never noticed in Ruffo a likeness to—to your padrone?

He guessed that a glance from their "padrone" had advised them not to wake.

"Your padrone, yes, he was a real Sicilian," Hermione said softly.

Why had she not told the padrone she wished to be quite alone?

The padrone threw up his chin and clicked his tongue against his teeth.

He took up a pen the padrone had brought, dipped it into the ink.

The padrone bore it proudly down between the mirrors and the windows.