maestro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magister (“master”). Doublet of magister and master.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪstɹoʊ/

• Audio (AU)

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Noun

maestro (plural maestros or maestri)

1. A master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.
   • 1992, Andre R. Young, Tracy Curry, Calvin Broadus, and Leon Haywood (lyrics), Andre R. Young (music), “Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang”, in The Chronic, Death Row Records, performed by Dr. Dre (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg):

     You've never been on a ride like this before; with a producer who can rap and control the maestro.

2. (slang) A gang elder in prison.

Synonyms

• master

Related terms

• maestra
• magister
• magisterium
• magistra
• meister
• miss
• missus
• mister
• mistress
• Mr.
• Mrs.
• MS

 

Translations

master in some art

• Armenian: մաեստրո (hy) (maestro)
• Finnish: maestro (fi)
• Italian: maestro (it) m, maestra (it) f
• Japanese: 巨匠 (kyoshō), マエストロ (maesutoro)
• Korean: 거장 (geojang)

• Portuguese: maestro (pt) m
• Romanian: maestru (ro) m, maestră (ro) f
• Russian: маэ́стро (ru) m (maéstro)
• Spanish: experto (es) m, profesional (es) m

Anagrams

• Masoret, Moretas, amorets, artsome, masoret, omertas, omertàs, roamest, tarsome

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maestro.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧es‧tro
• IPA^(key): /maˈestɾo/

Noun

maestro (feminine maestra)

1. professor

   Synonym: propesor

2. (in extension) teacher

   Synonyms: paratukdo, paraturo

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Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maestro.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧es‧tro
• IPA^(key): /maˈɛstɾo/, [mʌˈɛs̪t̪ɾ̪o]

Noun

maestro (feminine maestra)

1. a male teacher, professor, or faculty member
2. (derogatory) an advocate or promoter of something illegal or unethical

Verb

maestro

1. to be a teacher; to become a teacher; to study to become a teacher
2. (derogatory) to promote something illegal or unethical
3. (derogatory) to be an advocate or promoter of something illegal or unethical

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:maestro.

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maestro

Noun

maestro

1. maestro

Declension

Inflection of maestro (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		maestro	maestrot
genitive		maestron	maestrojen maestroiden maestroitten
partitive		maestroa	maestroja maestroita
illative		maestroon	maestroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maestro	maestrot
accusative	nom.	maestro	maestrot
	gen.	maestron
genitive		maestron	maestrojen maestroiden maestroitten
partitive		maestroa	maestroja maestroita
inessive		maestrossa	maestroissa
elative		maestrosta	maestroista
illative		maestroon	maestroihin
adessive		maestrolla	maestroilla
ablative		maestrolta	maestroilta
allative		maestrolle	maestroille
essive		maestrona	maestroina
translative		maestroksi	maestroiksi
instructive		—	maestroin
abessive		maestrotta	maestroitta
comitative		—	maestroineen

Possessive forms of maestro (type palvelu)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	maestroni	maestromme
2nd person	maestrosi	maestronne
3rd person	maestronsa

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magister, magistrum. Doublet of maître, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ɛs.tʁo/, /ma.es.tʁo/

• Audio

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Noun

maestro m (plural maestros)

1. maestro

Further reading

• “maestro”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Interlingua

Noun

maestro (plural maestros)

1. master

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin magister, magistrum. Doublet of mastro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈɛ.stro/, /maˈe.stro/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɛstro, -estro
• Hyphenation: ma‧è‧stro, ma‧é‧stro

Noun

maestro m (plural maestri, feminine maestra)

1. teacher (male) (primary school)
2. master (male)
3. mast
4. (music) conductor

   Synonym: direttore d'orchestra

5. wright
6. (meteorology) mistral (maestrale wind)

Synonyms

• insegnante
• docente
• precettore
• professore
• aio
• educatore

Related terms

• albero maestro
• entrata maestra
• gran maestro
• maestro d'ascia
• maestro di camera
• muro maestro
• strada maestra
• vela maestra

 

Adjective

maestro (feminine maestra, masculine plural maestri, feminine plural maestre)

1. proficient, accomplished, expert
2. main, most important

Derived terms

• maestramente

Descendants

All are borrowed.

• English: maestro
• Estonian: maestro
• Finnish: maestro
• French: maestro
• Polish: maestro
• Portuguese: maestro
• Romanian: maestru
• Russian: маэстро (maestro)
• Serbo-Croatian: maestro / маестро
• Turkish: maestro

Anagrams

• mortase, mortesa, ormaste, staremo

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maestro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈɛs.trɔ/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɛstrɔ
• Syllabification: ma‧es‧tro

Noun

maestro m pers

1. maestro (unofficial title of distinguished musicians, especially conductors)

Declension

Declension of maestro

	singular	plural
nominative	maestro	maestrowie
genitive	maestra	maestrów
dative	maestrowi	maestrom
accusative	maestra	maestrów
instrumental	maestrem	maestrami
locative	maestrze	maestrach
vocative	maestro	maestrowie

Related terms

noun

• maestria

 

Further reading

• maestro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• maestro in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maestro. Doublet of mestre, magíster, and máster.

Noun

maestro m (plural maestros)

1. (music) conductor (person who conducts an orchestra)

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maěstro/
• Hyphenation: ma‧e‧stro

Noun

maèstro m (Cyrillic spelling маѐстро)

1. (music) maestro (unofficial title of distinguished musicians, especially conductors)

Declension

Declension of maestro

	singular	plural
nominative	maestro	maestri
genitive	maestra	maestara / maestra
dative	maestru	maestrima
accusative	maestra	maestre
vocative	maestro	maestri
locative	maestru	maestrima
instrumental	maestrom	maestrima

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• maeso (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin magister, magistrum. Doublet of magíster, borrowed from Latin, and máster, borrowed from English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈestɾo/, [maˈes.t̪ɾo]

• Audio (Colombia)

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /ˈmae̯stɾo/, [ˈma.e̯s.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -estɾo

Noun

maestro m (plural maestros, feminine maestra, feminine plural maestras)

1. (especially Latin America) teacher

   Synonym: profesor

2. master
3. (master) craftsman, handyman, contractor, construction worker

Related terms

• maestrx

Adjective

maestro (feminine maestra, masculine plural maestros, feminine plural maestras)

1. expert, master

Derived terms

• amaestrar
• jugada maestra (“masterstroke, blinder”)
• llave maestra
• maestría
• maestro de ceremonias
• mente maestra
• obra maestra

 

Related terms

• maestral
• maestranza
• magisterio
• maese

Descendants

• → Bikol Central: maestro
• → Cebuano: maestro
• → Tataltepec Chatino: mstru
• → Tagalog: maestro

Further reading

• “maestro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maestro.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧es‧tro
• IPA^(key): /maˈestɾo/, [mɐˈestɾo]

Noun

maestro (feminine maestra)

1. a male teacher

   Synonyms: guro, titser

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maestro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maːestɾo]

Noun

maestro (definite accusative maestroyu, plural maestrolar)

1. maestro, a composer
2. conductor of an orchestra

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	maestro
Definite accusative	maestroyu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	maestro	maestrolar
Definite accusative	maestroyu	maestroları
Dative	maestroya	maestrolara
Locative	maestroda	maestrolarda
Ablative	maestrodan	maestrolardan
Genitive	maestronun	maestroların