(in Italian-speaking countries) a female boss or proprietress.
Example sentencesExamples
The padrona - she's the woman who keeps the house, and serves us, too, in this case - though Mrs. Jerrold has a maid to wait on the table and care for our rooms - well, the padrona is my first friend.
As I watched her, I had a feeling that though I would be paying the salary, the real padrona had just crossed the threshold, and a new phase of my Roman life was beginning.
Origin
Italian.
Definition of padrona in US English:
padrona
nounpəˈdrōnə
A female boss or proprietress.
女老板，女掌柜
Example sentencesExamples
As I watched her, I had a feeling that though I would be paying the salary, the real padrona had just crossed the threshold, and a new phase of my Roman life was beginning.
The padrona - she's the woman who keeps the house, and serves us, too, in this case - though Mrs. Jerrold has a maid to wait on the table and care for our rooms - well, the padrona is my first friend.