mandamás

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Spanish

Etymology

From mandar (command) +‎ más (more). Literally, commands the most.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mandaˈmas/
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: man‧da‧más

Adjective

mandamás m or f (masculine and feminine plural mandamases)

  1. (informal) bossy
    Synonym: mandón

Noun

mandamás m (plural mandamases)

  1. (informal) head honcho, bigwig, boss, chief
    • 2022 December 31, Ignacio Fariza, “Elon Musk o cómo dilapidar 124.000 millones en un año”, in El País:
      El empresario estadounidense, en el ojo del huracán desde que en octubre se convirtió en mandamás de la red social Twitter, ha visto cómo su todavía vastísima fortuna se evaporaba en 132.000 millones de dólares (124.000 millones de euros).
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