padrones

/P AE1 D R AH0 N Z/
noun
  1. 1

    A patron; a protector.

  2. 2

    The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean.

  3. 3

    A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian labourers, street musicians, child beggars, etc.

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