--- title: "How to pronounce \"padrone\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"padrone\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/hu3rv7nSIKY/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/padrone" --- # How to pronounce "padrone" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA**: `/pædrɒʊn/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **pa·drone** ## Meaning & Usage ### NOUN - A patron; a protector. - *Example*: "She had not the slightest intention of keeping the promises she had made to the padrone; she had resolved to lie stoutly as far as was necessary to make good her own and Beppo's escape." - A landlord; the master of a large estate. - *Example*: "Dominedio! O Riverenza! how sadly must Ser Giovanni, my poor padrone, have lost his memory in this cruel long illness!" ### Example Sentences - "She had not the slightest intention of keeping the promises she had made to the padrone; she had resolved to lie stoutly as far as was necessary to make good her own and Beppo's escape." - "Dominedio! O Riverenza! how sadly must Ser Giovanni, my poor padrone, have lost his memory in this cruel long illness!" - "'The padrone asked me to bring this for the senora.'" First of all, it's a very sly substitution going on." ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (3 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "padrone" in real conversation: ### Example 1 *Accent: US* > "fighting the bull. "They whack-whacked the white horse on the legs and he kneed himself up. 'The padrone asked me to bring this for the senora.'" First of all, it's a very sly substitution going on." - **Watch at 35:05**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu3rv7nSIKY&t=2105s) ### Example 2 *Accent: US* > "And call it settled. But I have a partner and you know the Italian proverb. Chi ha compagno ha padrone." - **Watch at 18:06**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDGi7m-HOmU&t=1086s) ### Example 3 *Accent: US* > "So this is a story supposedly about husband and wife and is almost told completely through third parties, through the cat, through the hotel maid, through the padrone." - **Watch at 36:28**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu3rv7nSIKY&t=2188s) ## How to Pronounce "padrone" - **Syllables**: pa · drone - **IPA**: `/pædrɒʊn/` - **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech. ## Related Pronunciations [padre](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/padre), [padstone](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/padstone), [pad](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/pad), [pada](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/pada), [padam](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/padam), [padan](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/padan), [padang](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/padang), [padanian](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/padanian) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce “padrone”? “padrone” is pronounced /pædrɒʊn/ (pa · drone). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation. ### How many syllables are in “padrone”? “padrone” has 2 syllables: pa · drone. ### What does “padrone” mean? A patron; a protector. ### How can I hear “padrone” used in real sentences? This page has 3 real-world video examples of “padrone” with synchronized subtitles. 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