compadre
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Borrowed from Spanish compadre (“joint father, godfather, friend”). Doublet of compeer, compere, and goombah.
compadre (plural compadres)
From Old Galician-Portuguese compadre, conpadre (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin compater, compatrem, from com- + Latin pater.
Cognate with Portuguese compadre, Spanish compadre, Catalan compare and Italian compare.
compadre m (plural compadres, feminine comadre, feminine plural comadres)
From Old Galician-Portuguese compadre, conpadre, from Late Latin compatrem, from com- + Latin pater.
Cognate with Galician and Spanish compadre, Catalan and Italian compare.
compadre m (plural compadres, feminine comadre, feminine plural comadres)