madrinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese madrỹa, from Early Medieval Latin mātrīna, from Latin mater (“mother”). Compare Galician madriña.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈdɾĩ.ɲɐ/ [maˈdɾĩ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈdɾĩ.ɲɐ/ [maˈdɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈdɾi.ɲa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈdɾi.ɲɐ/ [mɐˈðɾi.ɲɐ]

Noun

madrinha f (plural madrinhas)

1. godmother

   Synonym: (Brazil) dinda

Derived terms

• fada-madrinha

Related terms

• mãe

See also

• comadre
• padrinho

Further reading

• “madrinha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025