cumpari
Sicilian edit
Alternative forms edit
- cumpà (apocopic variant)
- mpari (aphaeretic variant)
- mbari, mbare (aphaeretic and voiced variant, typical in South-Eastern Coast, nearby Catania)
Etymology edit
Possibly derived from a Occitan stratum, ultimately from Late Latin compater, compatrem, from Latin cum + pater. Cognate to Neapolitan cumpà, Italian compare, Catalan compare and French compère.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cumpari m (plural cumpari)
- (obsolete) male baptismal sponsor of one's child, co-father, godfather
- (obsolete) male witness at one's wedding, best man
- (by extension, slang) close male friend
- Com'è cumpari, chi si dici?. What's up buddy, how are you doing?
- (by extension, non confidential, slang) a guy
- (interjection) man
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Descendants edit
- ⇒ English: goombah