compadre.
godfather of one's child
Meaning & usage
godfather of one's child
parent of one's godchild
friend, especially a very close and honoured male friend
father of one's child's spouse
binge drinking or partying companion
person of the generation whose parents fought in Argentina's war of independence from Spain.
the relation between a man and his wife's lover, or in the case of divorce, the relation between the previous and current husband (in general, the relation between two men who have been involved with the same woman)
term of address, dude
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr Proto-Italic *patēr Latin pater Latin compater Latin -em Late Latin compatrem Old Spanish cuémpadre Spanish compadre Inherited from Old Spanish cuémpadre, from Late Latin compatrem, from com- + Latin pater (“father”). Dialectal cumpa is a doublet.
inflection of compadrar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive
inflection of compadrar: third-person singular imperative
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