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compadre
 
SYLLABICATION:com·pa·dre
PRONUNCIATION:  km-pädr
NOUN: Chiefly Southwestern U.S. A close friend or associate; a companion.
ETYMOLOGY:Spanish, joint father, godfather, friend, from Medieval Latin compater, joint priest, godfather : Latin com-, com- + Latin pater, father; see pter- in Appendix I.
 
 
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