compadre

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compadre

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Borrowed from Spanish compadre (“joint father, godfather, friend”). Doublet of compeer, compere, and goombah.

noun compadres

A friend or companion. Whenever he had a compadre or a friend, it was his bounden duty to do him some service.

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"compadre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/compadre. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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compadre. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/compadre

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"compadre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/compadre.

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@misc{compadre_2026,
  title = {compadre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/compadre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}