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madrinha.

godmother

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/maˈdɾĩ.ɲɐ/Brazil[maˈdɾĩ.j̃ɐ]Brazil/mɐˈdɾi.ɲɐ/Portugal[mɐˈðɾi.ɲɐ]Portugal
  1. godmother

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese madrỹa, from Early Medieval Latin mātrīna, from Latin mater (“mother”). Compare Galician madriña.

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