cumpà

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Neapolitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

cumpà m (invariable, feminine cummà)

  1. (slang) male friend, buddy

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: goombah
  • → Spanish: cumpa

Sicilian[edit]

Noun[edit]

cumpà m (invariable, feminine cummà)

  1. Alternative form of cumpari m
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