padrinho
Portuguese, noun/paˈdɾĩ.ɲu/
padrinho is spelled P-A-D-R-I-N-H-O (8 letters) and appears 5.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 11,226th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Padrinho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “godfather (a male godparent)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “um homem que serve como testemunha no batismo de uma criança, numa cerimônia de casamento etc”.
What does padrinho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegodfather (a male godparent)
- 2
masculinebest man (the primary attendant to the groom at a wedding)
- 3
BrazilcolloquialmasculineA term of address for someone, typically a waiter
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. um homem que serve como testemunha no batismo de uma criança, numa cerimônia de casamento etc 2. homem que apresenta alguém (geralmente criança) para ser batizado ou crismado com o compromisso implícito de, na ausência dos pais, provê-lo de tudo quanto lhe seja necessário;
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of padrinho
- padrinhos plural
- madrinha feminine
- madrinhas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce padrinho?
- Brazil /paˈdɾĩ.ɲu/
- Brazil [paˈdɾĩ.j̃u]
- Portugal /pɐˈdɾi.ɲu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to padrinho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is padrinho in Portuguese?
padrinho appears 5.6 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).