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com·pa·dre  (km-pädr)
n. Chiefly Southwestern U.S.
A close friend or associate; a companion.

[Spanish, joint father, godfather, friend, from Medieval Latin compater, joint priest, godfather : Latin com-, com- + Latin pater, father; see pter- in Indo-European roots.]

compadre [kɒmˈpɑːdreɪ kəm-]
n
Southwestern US a masculine friend
[from Spanish: godfather, from Medieval Latin compater, from Latin com- with + pater father]


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