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See also: madriña

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish madrina.

Noun

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madrina (plural madrinas)

  1. An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules.

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From Early Medieval Latin mātrīna, from Latin mater (mother).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈdɾina/, [maˈð̞ɾi.na]

Noun

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madrina (plural madrines)

  1. godmother
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Italian

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Etymology

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From earlier *matrina, from Early Medieval Latin mātrīna, derived from Latin māter (mother).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈdri.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: ma‧drì‧na

Noun

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madrina f (plural madrine)

  1. godmother
  2. sponsor
  3. (nautical) woman who ceremonially names and launches a ship
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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Early Medieval Latin mātrīna, from Latin māter (mother). Compare Portuguese madrinha.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈdɾina/ [maˈð̞ɾi.na]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: ma‧dri‧na

Noun

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madrina f (plural madrinas)

  1. godmother
  2. bell-mare
  3. (Mexico) euphemistic form of madriza (beating, bashing)

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