commère

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See also: commere and comméré

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French, borrowed (according to the TLF) from Late Latin commāter, from com- (together) + māter (mother). Cognate with Italian and Catalan comare, Neapolitan cummà, Sicilian cummari, Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish comadre, Norman conméthe, Romanian cumătră.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.mɛʁ/
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Noun[edit]

commère f (plural commères)

  1. (colloquial) gossipper, busybody
    Synonym: bavard
  2. (obsolete) the godmother of one's child or the mother of one's godchild
    Synonym: marraine
    Coordinate term: compère

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