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padre.

clergyman, priest (especially a Christian one)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. clergyman, priest (especially a Christian one)

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  2. bishop

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr Proto-Italic *patēr Latin pater Old Galician-Portuguese padre Portuguese padrebor. Swahili padre Borrowed from Portuguese padre.

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