madrinha
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese madrỹa, from Early Medieval Latin mātrīna, from Latin mater (“mother”). Compare Galician madriña.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈdɾĩ.ɲɐ/ [maˈdɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈdɾi.ɲa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐˈdɾi.ɲɐ/ [mɐˈðɾi.ɲɐ]
Noun
madrinha f (plural madrinhas)
Derived terms
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See also
Further reading
- “madrinha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “madrinha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026