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Padrone   Listen
noun
Padrone  n.  (pl. It. padroni, E. padrones)  
1.
A patron; a protector.
2.
The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean.
3.
A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian laborers, street musicians, etc.





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"Padrone" Quotes from Famous Books



... the longing and useless the woe, The sun is too ardent so far to go, And flying is not yet invented. Padrone, another bottle of wine! This Orvieto so pearly and fine Makes ...
— The Trumpeter of Saekkingen - A Song from the Upper Rhine. • Joseph Victor von Scheffel
... at your service," said the man helplessly. "I call all men to witness that I have done my best to carry out the instructions which the padrone has given me." ...
— The Secret House • Edgar Wallace
... giving way to a long-restrained impulse seized the padrone by the collar of his coat and shook ...
— The Research Magnificent • H. G. Wells


Words linked to "Padrone" :   employer, host, boniface


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