compadre

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compadre

godfather; close friend, buddy

com·pa·dre

C0521950 (kəm-pä′drā)n. Chiefly Southwestern US 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 pəter- in Indo-European roots.]

compadre

(kɒmˈpɑːdreɪ; kəm-) nSouthwestern US a male friend[from Spanish: godfather, from Medieval Latin compater, from Latin com- with + pater father]

com•pa•dre

(kəmˈpɑ dreɪ)

n. Chiefly Southwestern U.S. a friend, companion, or close associate. [1825–35, Amer.; < American Spanish; Sp: godfather < early Medieval Latin compater; see compère]