Masculine

padrinho

Meaning

(masculine) godfather (a male godparent)
(masculine) best man (the primary attendant to the groom at a wedding)
(Brazil, colloquial, masculine) A term of address for someone, typically a waiter

padrinho de batismo

Patrocinio

peet

νονός

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/paˈdɾĩ.ɲu/

Cognate with Galician

padriño

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese padrinho, from Early Medieval Latin patrīnus (“godfather”), from Latin pater (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Compare Galician padriño.

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