Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

madrinha f (plural madrinhas)

  1. godmother

Related terms edit

See also edit

Further reading edit