casa-mãe

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Literally, “mother house” === Pronunciation === === Noun === casa-mãe f (plural casas-mãe) head office, parent company A casa-mãe fez empréstimo à subsidiária a fim de evitar insolvência. ― The parent company made a loan to the subsidiary in order to avoid bankruptcy. === Further reading === “casa-mãe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026