Definitions for padrones

padrones pa·dro·ne

Spelling: [puh-droh-nee, -ney; Italian pah-d
IPA: /pəˈdroʊ ni, -neɪ; Italian pɑˈdrɔ nɛ/

Padrones is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 549 anagrams from letters in padrones (adenoprs).

Definitions for padrones

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 padrones

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

Examples for padrones

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for padrones
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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