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)

  1. godmother

See also

Further reading
  • “madrinha” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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