English
Etymology
Sp.
Noun
en-noun
- context|US|informal An officer with political influence; a head or chief in government, such as a sheriff.
#*1887, Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of Central America, page 153, History Company
#*: Antonio Rivera Cabezas was chosen vice-jefe in March 1830.
#*1898, Southern Pacific Company Passenger Department, Sunset, Sunset Magazines Inc. (1912), pages 313-314
#*: before he stepped forward uttering the stereotyped greeting, the Texan had put him down as the jefe or head man....
#*: Snatching up the rifle he lit out after the jefe, who had left two jumps ahead of the smoke.
#*1900, United States War Department, Annual Reports of the War Department, U.S. Government Printing Office
#*: Hilario Saño, a suspect, resident here but much doubted by the jefe local, was put to the test
#*1917, Harry Alverson Franck, Vagabonding Down the Andes: Being the Narrative of a Journey Chiefly Afoot from Panama to Beunos Aires, pages 119-120, The Century Co. (1920)
#*: We were asked to keep an eye out also for one Francisco Fabra, ...proposing marriage to one of the jefeâs sisters, but who had dropped out of sight upon receipt of her photograph.
#*1933 William McFee?, No Castles in Spain, page 227, Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.
#*: âWell, perhaps a message,â I said. âPerhaps from the jefe civil about a little fiesta.â
#*1982 April, W. Dirk Raat, Mexico: From Independence to Revolution, 1810-1910, University of Nebraska Press
#*: the jefes are usually, with no more questions, the political friends of the governors
#*2005 February, Michael Archer, Firestorm, page 271, Firebomber Publications
#*: Gregorio thought for a moment, then said, âI think I will buy a big villa, like jefe has, close to the capitalâ.<!--punctuation sic.-->
- context|US|borrowed A boss in a business, company, or other organization.
#*1982 January, George Durham, Taming the Nueces Strip: The Story of McNelly?'s Rangers, page 120, University of Texas Press
#*: âThey ainât going to deliver the cattle across.... Theyâve taken too much of a beating as it is. Theyâve lost their big jefe and lots of men.<!--...-->â
#*1998 June, Thomas Miller Klubock, Contested communities: Class, Gender, and Politics in Chile's El Teniente Copper Mine, 1904-1948, page 147, Duke University Press
#*: When they were slacking off in the mine, for example, and a jefe arrived unexpectedly, they shouted loro (parrot) or fuego (fire) as warning signals.
#*2004 June, Ned Crouch, Mexicans and Americans: Cracking the Cultural Code, page 95, Nicholas Brealey Publishing
#*: If the jefe is American, this can best be achieved by appreciating the talents Mexicans have.... The jefe is there, inspecting and counting pieces
#*2004 December, Jeffrey Harris Cohen, The Culture of Migration in Southern Mexico, University of Texas Press
#*: A jefe in this sense is a mentor, a person who is often a compadre of the migrant<!--...-->.... In any case, a jefe is not a loan shark
Spanish
Etymology
French chef from Latin caput. Compare Portuguese chefe
Noun
es-noun-mf|f=jefa
- chief|Chief; president; head; leader of a business, political party, or other organization.
- boss|Boss; supervisor; manager.
- military|lang=es colonel|Colonel; major; rank between captain and general.
Related terms
jefatura f
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