different between maestra vs maestro

English

Etymology

From Italian maestra, female form of maestro.

Noun

maestra (plural maestras)

1. A female maestro.

Anagrams

• astream, retamas

Asturian

Noun

maestra f (plural maestres)

1. female equivalent of maestru

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma?es?tra

Etymology 1

From Spanish maestra, feminine of maestro.

Noun

maestra (masculine maestro)

1. a female teacher, professor, or faculty member

Verb

maestra

1. to be a teacher; to become a teacher; to study to become a teacher

Etymology 2

A single mother has school-aged children. School-aged children are students. A teacher has students.

Noun

maestra

1. (humorous) a single mother

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:maestra.

Italian

Pronunciation

Noun

maestra f (plural maestre)

1. female equivalent of maestro

Anagrams

• armaste, ramaste

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma?est?a/, [ma?es.t??a]

Adjective

maestra

1. feminine singular of maestro

Noun

maestra f (plural maestras)

1. female equivalent of maestro
2. queen bee

Derived terms

• maestra de ceremonias

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish maestra.

Noun

maestra

1. a female teacher

   Synonyms: guro, maestro, titser

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?ma?st?o?/

Noun

maestro (plural maestros or maestri)

1. A master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.
2. (slang) A gang elder in prison.

Synonyms

• master

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

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

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish maestro, from Latin magister, magistrum.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma?es?tro

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.

Finnish

Noun

maestro

1. maestro

Declension

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.?s.t?o/, /ma.es.t?o/

Noun

maestro m (plural maestros)

1. maestro

Interlingua

Noun

maestro (plural maestros)

1. master

Italian

Etymology

From Latin magister, magistrum. Doublet of mastro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma??s.tro/, /ma?es.tro/
• Rhymes: -?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

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.

Anagrams

• mortase
• staremo

Polish

Etymology

From Italian maestro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma??.str?/

Noun

maestro m pers

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

Declension

Related terms

• (noun) maestria

Further reading

• maestro in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• maestro in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

maèstro m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)

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

Declension

Spanish

Alternative forms

• maeso (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma?est?o/, [ma?es.t??o]

• IPA^(key): /?mae?st?o/, [?ma.e?s.t??o]
• Rhymes: -est?o

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

Adjective

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

1. expert, master

Derived terms

Related terms

• maestral
• maestranza
• magisterio

Descendants

• ? Tataltepec Chatino: mstru

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish maestro.

Noun

maestro

1. a male teacher

   Synonyms: guro, maestra, titser

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maestro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma?est?o]

Noun

maestro (definite accusative maestroyu, plural maestrolar)

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

Declension