Noun: maestro
| Singular | maestro |
| Plural | maestros; maestri |
Sample Sentences
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You've never been on a ride like this before; with a producer who can rap and control the maestro. [1992, “Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang”, in Andre R. Young, Tracy Curry, Calvin Broadus, Leon Haywood (lyrics), Andre R. Young (music), The Chronic, performed by Dr. Dre (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg), Death Row Records:]
Nouns inflected like maestro
sbirro,
vetturino,
capocollo,
clavicembalo,
decrescendo,
scherzando,
bambino,
concerto,
descrescendo,
zufolo,
stornello,
cavaletto,
inamorato,
zuffolo,
secondo,
rifacimento,
paesano,
pianissimo,
palazzo,
pandoro, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magistrum (“master”). Doublet of magister, master, and meister. See: Italian Nouns '
maestro', Latin Nouns '
magister'.