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padrinho.

godfather (a male godparent)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/paˈdɾĩ.ɲu/Brazil[paˈdɾĩ.j̃u]Brazil/pɐˈdɾi.ɲu/Portugal[pɐˈðɾi.ɲu]Portugal
  1. godfather (a male godparent)

    masculine
  2. best man (the primary attendant to the groom at a wedding)

    masculine
  3. A term of address for someone, typically a waiter

    Brazil · colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese padrinho, from Early Medieval Latin patrīnus (“godfather”), from Latin pater (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Compare Galician padriño.

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