padrino

[ pah-th ree-naw; English puh-dree-noh ]
/ pɑˈðri nɔ; English pəˈdri noʊ /

noun, plural pa·dri·nos [pah-th ree-naws; English puh-dree-nohz] /pɑˈðri nɔs; English pəˈdri noʊz/. Spanish.

a godfather.
a person's protector, patron, or mentor.

Words nearby padrino

padouk, padova, padparadschah sapphire, padre, padre island, padrino, padrone, padsaw, padua, paduasoy, paducah

Example sentences from the Web for padrino

  • I now mounted, Ramon Duran coming on his horse alongside as "padrino," to accompany me, and help to guide the horse.

    Blanco y Colorado |William C. Tetley

  • Those he nominated referred to him as their padrino or godfather.

    The Inhabitants of the Philippines |Frederic H. Sawyer

  • No circumstances could ever justify the cavalier in bearing arms against his padrino.

    The History of Chivalry, Volume II (of 2) |Charles Mills

  • The padrino chosen to stand with Maximina was a cavalry captain, an old comrade of the bridegroom's.

    Maximina |Armando Palacio Valds