He was greeted with "Sera, padrone" by Lilly's new friend.
"The Song of Songs"
Hermann Sudermann
I'll be your servant till you release me, but say I 'm not to fight; padrone, say that.
"Vittoria, v4"
George Meredith
On the way, nobody has bought it except to let it out, as the padrone sends out the pretty Italian boys with an organ and a monkey.
"A Novelist on Novels"
W. L. George