ras

(Inglese)

1. (historical, invariable, masculine) title of the second-highest grade in the hierarchy of the Ethiopian Empire; ras
2. (derogatory, figuratively, invariable, masculine) any small local authority who exercises power despotically
3. (invariable, masculine) a local boss of organized crime
4. (historical, invariable, masculine) a Fascist party official

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ràs

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈras/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Borrowed from Amharic ራስ (ras, “head”), from Proto-Semitic *raʾš- (“head”).

sinonimi

dittatore

tiranno

autocrate

despota