compadrito

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From compadre +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kompaˈdɾito/ [kõm.paˈð̞ɾi.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: com‧pa‧dri‧to

Noun[edit]

compadrito m (plural compadritos)

  1. Diminutive of compadre
  2. (Argentina) person of the generation whose grandfathers fought in Argentina's war of independence from Spain. [1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Tango Vancouver.com Tango dance history, Argentina's Gauchos, Compadres and Compadritos”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], 2008 April 15 (last accessed), archived from the original on 29 June 2008

Further reading[edit]

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