commère

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See also: commere and comméré

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, borrowed (according to the TLF) from Late Latin commāter, from com- (“together”) + māter (“mother”). Cognate with Italian and Catalan comare, Neapolitan cummà, Sicilian cummari, Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish comadre, Norman conméthe, Romanian cumătră.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.mɛʁ/
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Noun

commère f (plural commères)

  1. (colloquial) gossipper, busybody
    Synonym: bavard
  2. (obsolete) the godmother of one's child or the mother of one's godchild
    Synonym: marraine
    Coordinate term: compère

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: kòmè

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