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com⋅pa⋅dre

[kuhm-pah-drey]
–noun Chiefly Southwestern U.S.
a friend, companion, or close associate.

Origin:
1825–35, Americanism; < AmerSp; Sp: godfather < early ML compater; see compère
com·pa·dre   (kəm-pä'drā)   
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 pəter- in Indo-European roots.]
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