corifeu

Meaning

1. (historical, masculine) coryphaeus (leader of the chorus of a drama)
2. (masculine) coryphaeus (the chief or leader of an interest or party)

Concepts

leader

prominent person

Synonyms

sumidade

🔝

Translations

Koryphäe

coryphée

génie

🧞

cervello

🧠

corifeo

eminencia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ko.ɾiˈfew/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: coryphaeus

Borrowed from French: coryphée

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos, “leader of the chorus in an Ancient Greek drama”).