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Spanish
Etymology
From maestro.
Pronunciation
Noun
maitro m (plural maitros, feminine maitra, feminine plural maitras)
- (colloquial, El Salvador) man (or woman, lady, in the feminine), adult acquaintance or friend 20 years or older (typically older than 30, and typically older than the speaker) who receives respect due to being at work or being skilled at something
La maitra de la pupusería nos contó el chambre.- The woman from the pupusería told us the rumour.
El maitro de la tienda de la esquina no me quiso dar fiado.- The man from the cornerstore refused to give me a loan.
Ya va a ser el cumpleaños cuarenta y cinco del maitro que enseña fútbol.- The forty-fifth birthday of the man who teaches soccer is coming soon.
2019 January 11, Willian Carballo, “Lo que nos negamos a ver de Nayib, Hugo y Carlos”, in ElFaro.net, El Salvador:Y sobre todo, es uno de nosotros. Basta ver cómo corre como cualquier maitro de colonia el 31 de diciembre después de prenderle fuego a los cuetes.- (in a sarcastic tone) And more than anything else, he (president Nayib Bukele) is one of us. It is enough to see how he runs like any old man from your neighborhood after igniting some fireworks.
Usage notes
- A close relationship between the speaker and the person referred to may or may not exist.