Italian

Noun

padrino m ‎(plural padrini)

1. godfather
2. sponsor (at a baptism)
3. second (at a duel)

Related terms

• padre

See also

• madrina

Anagrams

• padroni
• pandori
• Pindaro

Spanish

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *patrīnus < Latin pater. Compare Catalan padrí, French parrain, Italian padrino, Occitan pairin, Portuguese padrinho.

Noun

padrino m ‎(plural padrinos)

1. godfather
2. sponsor (at a wedding, graduation, First Communion, etc.)
3. (bullfighting) high-ranking bullfighter who gives the "alternativa" to a "novillero"

Related terms

• padre
• madrina f
• ahijado m

Anagrams

• Píndaro