Padre

/ˈpadɾe/ · A1 · pron

father, parent

👨 Padre = Latin pater, the same root as paternal and English father

Latin pater gave Spanish padre and English paternal; father is its Germanic cousin. English also borrowed padre for a priest or chaplain. In Mexican slang it stretches to cool or huge: qué padre = how cool.

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