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]

• (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)

1. (soccer, colloquial) coach, trainer

   Synonym: treinador

2. (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)

1. Mister (winner in a male beauty contest)

Noun

míster m (plural místeres)

1. (colloquial) coach (sports trainer or instructor, especially football)

   Synonyms: (Spain) entrenador, (Latin America) DT

Further reading

• “míster”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10