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

Related terms

• chefe
• chefia
• chefiar