cummari

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Sicilian

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Etymology

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Possibly derived from an Occitan/Norman stratum (compare Old French mere), ultimately from Late Latin commāter, from com- (together) + māter (mother). Cognate with Catalan and Italian comare, Neapolitan cummà, Galician, Spanish, and Portuguese comadre, French commère, Norman conméthe, Romanian cumătră.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkʊmˈma.ɾɪ], /ˈkumˈma.ɾi/

Noun

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cummari f (plural cummari)

  1. female baptismal sponsor of one's child, cummer, godmother
    • "Aciḍḍuzzu di me cummari", traditional song (as given in 2012, Nicolò La Perna, Rosa Balistreri - Rusidda... a licatisi, p. 292):
      Aciḍḍuzzu di me cummari / senza pinni e senza ali / si pusau supra a scagghiola / a testa di intra e l’ali di fora.
      Little bird of my child's godmother / Without feathers and without wings / Alighted on the canary-grass / Head inside and wings outside.
  2. female witness at one's wedding; maid of honor
  3. girlfriend (close female friend) (usually between women)

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