"jefe" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈxefe/, [ˈxe.fe] Forms: jefes [plural], jefa [feminine], jefe [feminine], jefas [feminine, plural], jefes [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -efe Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish xefe, from Old French chief, from Latin caput. Compare Portuguese chefe. Doublet of cabo and chef. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|xefe|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish xefe, {{inh+|es|osp|xefe}} Inherited from Old Spanish xefe, {{der|es|fro|chief}} Old French chief, {{der|es|la|caput}} Latin caput, {{cog|pt|chefe}} Portuguese chefe, {{doublet|es|cabo|chef}} Doublet of cabo and chef Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=jefa|f2=jefe}} jefe m (plural jefes, feminine jefa or jefe, feminine plural jefas or jefes)
  1. chief; president; head; leader of a business, political party, or other organization Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Leaders, Occupations Synonyms: superior
    Sense id: en-jefe-es-noun-WF1yIzZz Disambiguation of Leaders: 21 15 23 20 1 19 Disambiguation of Occupations: 23 19 27 13 1 17
  2. boss; supervisor; manager Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Leaders, Occupations
    Sense id: en-jefe-es-noun-vYMxQlu5 Disambiguation of Leaders: 21 15 23 20 1 19 Disambiguation of Occupations: 23 19 27 13 1 17
  3. (military) colonel; major; rank between captain and general Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Military ranks, Leaders, Occupations
    Sense id: en-jefe-es-noun-pVK0mxGd Disambiguation of Leaders: 21 15 23 20 1 19 Disambiguation of Occupations: 23 19 27 13 1 17 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  4. (heraldry) chief Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Heraldic charges, Leaders, Occupations
    Sense id: en-jefe-es-noun-koWCe4Ax Disambiguation of Leaders: 21 15 23 20 1 19 Disambiguation of Occupations: 23 19 27 13 1 17 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
  5. (video games) boss Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-jefe-es-noun-pefAAkQ3 Topics: video-games
  6. (colloquial, Mexico) dad, father Tags: Mexico, colloquial, masculine Categories (topical): Leaders, Occupations
    Sense id: en-jefe-es-noun-BwA70NSu Disambiguation of Leaders: 21 15 23 20 1 19 Disambiguation of Occupations: 23 19 27 13 1 17 Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms of address Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 2 5 3 9 18 4 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 2 4 2 7 26 3 39 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 15 8 13 27 3 35 Disambiguation of Spanish terms of address: 5 4 11 22 4 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gefe [obsolete], xefe (alt: pre-1815) Derived forms: general en jefe, jefatura [feminine], jefazo, jefe de estudios, jefe de gobierno, jefe de prensa, jefe de redacción, jefecito, redactor jefe (english: editor in chief) [masculine], subjefe [masculine] Related terms: cabeza [feminine], cabo [masculine], capataz [masculine], capitán [masculine], chef [masculine], coronel [masculine], director [masculine], general [masculine], sargento [masculine], supervisor [masculine]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "1": "Inherited"
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      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "osp",
        "3": "xefe",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old Spanish xefe",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "osp",
        "3": "xefe"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old Spanish xefe",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "chief"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French chief",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "caput"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin caput",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "chefe"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese chefe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "cabo",
        "3": "chef"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of cabo and chef",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old Spanish xefe, from Old French chief, from Latin caput. Compare Portuguese chefe. Doublet of cabo and chef.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jefes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jefa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jefe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jefas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jefes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "jefa",
        "f2": "jefe"
      },
      "expansion": "jefe m (plural jefes, feminine jefa or jefe, feminine plural jefas or jefes)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "je‧fe"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cabeza"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cabo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "capataz"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "capitán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chef"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "coronel"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "director"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "general"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sargento"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "supervisor"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "chief; president; head; leader of a business, political party, or other organization"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
        [
          "president",
          "president"
        ],
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ],
        [
          "leader",
          "leader"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "superior"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "boss; supervisor; manager"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "boss",
          "boss"
        ],
        [
          "supervisor",
          "supervisor"
        ],
        [
          "manager",
          "manager"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "es:Military ranks"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "colonel; major; rank between captain and general"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "colonel",
          "colonel"
        ],
        [
          "major",
          "major"
        ],
        [
          "captain",
          "captain"
        ],
        [
          "general",
          "general"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(military) colonel; major; rank between captain and general"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "es:Heraldic charges"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "chief"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "heraldry",
          "heraldry"
        ],
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(heraldry) chief"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "heraldry",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "monarchy",
        "nobility",
        "politics"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "es:Video games"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "boss"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "video game",
          "video game"
        ],
        [
          "boss",
          "boss"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(video games) boss"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "video-games"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Mexican Spanish",
        "Spanish colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dad, father"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dad",
          "dad"
        ],
        [
          "father",
          "father"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, Mexico) dad, father"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mexico",
        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxefe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈxe.fe]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-efe"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "gefe"
    },
    {
      "alt": "pre-1815",
      "word": "xefe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jefe"
}

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