commodore

Senso (Inglese)

  1. A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
  2. A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
  3. The leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.
  4. The president of a yacht club.
  5. A yacht-club president's vessel in a regatta.
  6. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of commodore admiral.
  7. (US) A rear admiral (lower half).
  8. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Parasarpa.

Frequenza

C2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈkɔ.mə.doɹ/
Etimologia (Inglese)

Borrowed from Dutch kommandeur, from Middle French commandeur. See command, compare commend (a doublet), and mandate.

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