Spanish word

mecenas

Pronunciation

IPA/meˈθenas/

Meaning

  • noun (m./f.)patron

Example

Mi mecenas financió mi proyecto.

My patron funded my project.

Illustration for mecenas (patron)

More examples

¿Has conseguido mecenas para la exposición?

Have you found patrons for the exhibition?

Core concept

Private supporter of artists or cultural projects.

Common phrases

  • buscar apoyo de mecenas

    seek support from patrons

  • recibir fondos de un mecenas

    receive funds from a patron

  • ser patrocinado por un mecenas

    be sponsored by a patron

Similar words

patrocinador: Funds or supplies events and projects, usually as a corporate sponsor seeking promotion.
donante: Gives money or goods to people or organizations as gifts or support.
benefactor: Provides large financial gifts to individuals or institutions, enabling major projects.
filántropo: Donates funds or resources to advance social or cultural causes for public benefit.

Definition in Spanish

Individuo o institución que financia proyectos o personas, especialmente en ámbitos culturales o filantrópicos.

Word origin

From the Roman name Maecenas, after Gaius Maecenas, a wealthy Roman known for sponsoring poets whose name became a common term for a patron.

Usage tips

  • Mainly a formal or literary term; in everyday speech Spanish speakers often prefer patrocinador, donante, or a phrase like 'me apoya económicamente'.

Other meanings

  • backernoun
  • philanthropistnoun

Opposites

  • oponenteopponentnoun

Related words

  • mecenarpatronizeverb
  • mecenazgopatronagenoun

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