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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "TROHN" (as in "troll")/

Meaning

A respectful way to address someone in Mexico, especially a business owner, rancher, or shop boss. Saying 'patrón' isn't always literal, sometimes it's just a polite, man-to-man form of address.

Examples

What can I get you, patrón?

The patrón is in a good mood today.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Chile
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de España
Bandera de México
Bandera de Perú
Bandera de Venezuela
Jefe

In Spain, to not matter at all, to feel completely indifferent about something or someone. The pepper is the minimum unit of indifference: if something only "importa un pimiento," it registers as essentially zero.