míster

See also: mister and Mister

Portuguese

Alternative forms

mister (unadapted form)

Etymology

Borrowed from English mister. Doublet of máster, maestro, magíster, and mestre.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmis.teʁ/ [ˈmis.teh]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈmis.teɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈmiʃ.teʁ/ [ˈmiʃ.teχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmis.teɻ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmiʃ.tɛɾ/

Hyphenation: mís‧ter

Noun

míster m (plural (Brazil) místers or (Portugal) místeres)

(soccer, colloquial) coach, trainer
Synonym: treinador
(Brazil) mister (title conferred on an adult male), especially when referring to Anglophones
Synonym: senhor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English mister. Doublet of maestro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmisteɾ/ [ˈmis.t̪eɾ]
Rhymes: -isteɾ
Syllabification: mís‧ter

Noun

míster m (plural místeres, feminine miss, feminine plural misses)

Mister (winner in a male beauty contest)

Noun

míster m (plural místeres)

(colloquial) coach (sports trainer or instructor, especially football)
Synonyms: (Spain) entrenador, (Latin America) DT

Further reading

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

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