compadrazgo
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, "co-parents", but referring to co-godparenthood or joint sponsorship of a godchild or ritual object.
Noun
compadrazgo m (plural compadrazgos)
- a form of fictive kinship found in a Latin American culture
References
- Counting on Kin: Social Networks, Social Support, and Child Health Status. Shawn Malia Kana'iaupuni, Katharine M Donato, Theresa Thompson-Colón, Melissa Stainback. Social Forces. Chapel Hill: Mar 2005. Vol. 83 #3; pg. 1137
- Las Comadres as a social support system. Rebecca A Lopez. Affilia. Thousand Oaks: Spring 1999. Vol. 14 #1; pg. 24.
- The Forgotten Liberator: Buenaventura Martínez and Yucatán's Republican Restoration.Terry Rugeley. Mexican Studies. Berkeley: Summer 2003.Vol. 19 #2; pg. 331.
Further reading
- “compadrazgo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014