mandachuva

Portuguese

Alternative forms

manda-chuva (pre-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.daˈʃu.vɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.daˈʃu.va/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.dɐˈʃu.vɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.dɐˈt͡ʃu.bɐ/ [mɐ̃.dɐˈt͡ʃu.βɐ]

Hyphenation: man‧da‧chu‧va

Noun

mandachuva m or f by sense (plural mandachuvas)

(informal) boss; bigwig; head honcho (head of an organization, the person in charge)

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