madrina

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish madrina.

Noun

madrina (plural madrinas)

  1. An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules.

References

  • madrina in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *matrīna, from Latin mater. Compare French marraine, Italian madrina, Occitan mairina, Portuguese madrinha, Spanish madrina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [maˈðɾina]

Noun

madrina (plural madrines)

  1. godmother

Italian

Etymology

From madre or from a Vulgar Latin root *matrīna, from Latin mater. Compare French marraine, Occitan mairina, Portuguese madrinha, Spanish madrina.

Noun

madrina f (plural madrine)

  1. godmother
  2. sponsor
  3. (nautical) woman who ceremonially names and launches a ship

See also

Anagrams

Spanish

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *matrīna, from Latin mater. Compare French marraine, Italian madrina, Occitan mairina, Portuguese madrinha.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈdɾina/, [maˈðɾina]
  • Rhymes: -ina

Noun

madrina f (plural madrinas)

  1. godmother

See also

Further reading

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