derived from the Spanish word comadre, a reciprocal appellation for the godmother or for the child's mother. Kumpare (masculine form)
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pare
n.
1. pare' priest [var. pari']
2. pare appellation for a male friend, derived from kumpare or kumpadre, the feminine form is mare from kumare; sometimes used to address a man whose name one does not know
