compadrito

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Spanish

Etymology

From compadre +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kompaˈdɾito/
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: com‧pa‧dri‧to

Noun

compadrito m (plural compadritos)

  1. diminutive of compadre
  2. (Argentina) person of the generation whose grandfathers fought in Argentina's war of independence from Spain.

References

  1. ^ “Tango Vancouver.com Tango dance history, Argentina's Gauchos, Compadres and Compadritos”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), 2008 April 15 (last accessed), archived from the original on 29 June 2008

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