padrinho
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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese padrinno, from Early Medieval Latin patrīnus (“godfather”), from Latin pater (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Compare Galician padriño.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pa‧dri‧nho
Noun
padrinho m (plural padrinhos, feminine madrinha, feminine plural madrinhas)