"chefete" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /ʃeˈfɛ.t͡ʃi/ [Brazil] Forms: chefetes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛtʃi Etymology: From chefe + -ete. Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|:af|chefe|-ete|text=+|tree=1}} From chefe + -ete. Head templates: {{pt-noun|mfbysense}} chefete m or f by sense (plural chefetes)
  1. a boss of low prestige; someone who occupies a leading position but is thought not to deserve or be suitable for it Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Synonyms: chefículo

Inflected forms

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