madrinha
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese madrỹa, from a Vulgar Latin root *matrīna, from Latin mater. Compare French marraine, Italian and Spanish madrina, Occitan mairina.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐˈðɾiɲɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈdɾĩɲɐ/
Noun
madrinha f (plural madrinhas)
- godmother
Related terms
- mãe
See also
- comadre
- padrinho
Further reading
- “madrinha” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.