jefe
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jefe
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Borrowed from Spanish jefe (“leader, boss”), from Old French chief, from Latin caput. Doublet of chief, chef, caput, and head.
noun jefes
- An officer with political influence; a head or chief in government, such as a sheriff, particularly where that person is Hispanic or of Mexican descent. Antonio Rivera Cabezas was chosen vice-jefe in March 1830.
- A boss in a business, company, or other organization. “They ain’t going to deliver the cattle across.... They’ve taken too much of a beating as it is. They’ve lost their big jefe and lots of men.”
