mandachuva
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Literally, “rain sender”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ̃.daˈʃu.vɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ̃.daˈʃu.va/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ̃.dɐˈʃu.vɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ̃.dɐˈt͡ʃu.bɐ/ [mɐ̃.dɐˈt͡ʃu.βɐ]
- Rhymes: -uvɐ
- Hyphenation: man‧da‧chu‧va
Noun
mandachuva m or f by sense (plural mandachuvas)
- (informal) boss; bigwig; head honcho (head of an organization, the person in charge)
Further reading
- “mandachuva”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025