cumpà

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Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin compatrem, accusative of compater, from com- (“together”) + pater (“father”). Cognate to Italian compare, Sicilian cumpari, Spanish compadre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kumˈpa/,
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: cum‧pà

Noun

cumpà m (invariable, feminine cummà)

  1. (slang) male friend, buddy

Descendants

  • → English: goombah
  • → Spanish: cumpa

Sicilian

Noun

cumpà m (invariable, feminine cummà)

  1. alternative form of cumpari m

Descendants

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