Como Pronunciar "padrone"

word

pəˈdroʊni

puh-DROH-nee

pəˈdrəʊni

puh-DROH-nee

Definição

A "padrone" was a labor broker, especially in the 19th and early 20th century, often an immigrant who helped other immigrants find jobs but also controlled and sometimes exploited them.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

pəˈdroʊni

Inglês Britânico

pəˈdrəʊni

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

puh-DROH-nee

Ouça em Contexto

Many Italian immigrants relied on a padrone to find work.

The padrone lived in the same neighborhood as his workers.

Many padrone took a part of the workers' wages.

In old New York, the padrone system kept immigrants working long hours for very little pay.