padrinho

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
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈdɾĩ.ɲu/ [paˈdɾĩ.j̃u]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈdɾi.ɲo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐˈdɾi.ɲu/ [pɐˈðɾi.ɲu]

  • Hyphenation: pa‧dri‧nho

Noun

padrinho m (plural padrinhos, feminine madrinha, feminine plural madrinhas)

  1. godfather (a male godparent)
  2. best man (the primary attendant to the groom at a wedding)
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