ras

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Synoniemen

dittatore

tiranno

autocrate

despota

Vertalingen

caïd

cacique

ras

τύραννος

autocrat

despot

tyrant

autocrate

despote

tyran

dèspota

déspota

tirano

autocrata

ditador

Met koppelteken als

ràs

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈras/

Etymologie (Engels)

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