Compadre Definition

kəm-pädrā
compadres
noun
A close friend; buddy.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Compadre

Noun

Singular:
compadre
Plural:
compadres

Origin of Compadre

  • Spanish joint father, godfather, friend from Medieval Latin compater joint priest, godfather Latin com- com- Latin pater father pəter- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from Spanish compadre ("joint father, godfather, friend").

    From Wiktionary

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