padrino

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padrino

  • /paˈdrino/

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diminutivo di padre

noun padrini

  1. chi sostituisce il padre nel battesimo e nella cresima
  2. broadly, diritto chi dirige un'organizzazione criminale

Similar: compare, testimone, secondo, boss, capomafia, capocosca, pezzo da novanta, politico influente, capo, leader, guida, garante · Opposite: picciotto

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In English

  • second attendant of a duel or boxing match standing in for a contestant
  • godfather man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in

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@misc{padrino_2026,
  title = {padrino},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/padrino},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}