cumpà

See also: cumpa

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin compatrem, accusative of compater, from com- (“together”) + pater (“father”). Cognate to Italian compare, Sicilian cumpari, Spanish compadre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kumˈpa/, [-ˈba]
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: cum‧pà

Noun

cumpà m (invariable, feminine cummà)

1. (slang) male friend, buddy

Descendants

• → English: goombah
• → Spanish: cumpa

Sicilian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kumˈpa/, [kumˈpa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: cum‧pà

Noun

cumpà m (invariable, feminine cummà)

1. alternative form of cumpari

Descendants

• → English: goombah
• → Spanish: cumpa