compadre

com·pa·dre

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh m-pah-drey]
- /kəmˈpɑ dreɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh m-pah-drey]
- /kəmˈpɑ dreɪ/

Definitions of compadre word

noun compadre a male friend 3
noun compadre a close friend; buddy 3
noun compadre a friend, companion, or close associate. 1
noun compadre A way of addressing or referring to a friend or companion. 1

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Origin of compadre

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

1825-35, Americanism; < American Spanish; Spanish: godfather < early Medieval Latin compater; see compère

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Parts of speech for Compadre

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Compadre

compadre popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for compadre

noun compadre

couple — If you refer to a couple of people or things, you mean two or approximately two of them, although the exact number is not important or you are not sure of it.
pair — two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together: a pair of gloves; a pair of earrings.
two of a kind — two similar people or things

All 4 Synonyms of compadre