"compadre" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: compadres [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish compadre (“joint father, godfather, friend”). Doublet of compeer, compere, and goombah. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peh₂-}}, {{bor+|en|es|compadre||joint father, godfather, friend}} Borrowed from Spanish compadre (“joint father, godfather, friend”), {{doublet|en|compeer|compere|goombah}} Doublet of compeer, compere, and goombah Head templates: {{en-noun}} compadre (plural compadres)
  1. A friend or companion. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-compadre-en-noun-aXKGmAiU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 30 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 9 13 4 25 5

Inflected forms

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