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padre

[ pah-drey, -dree; Spanish pah-thre; Italian pah-dre ]

noun

plural padres padri
  1. father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
  2. a chaplain in military or naval service.


padre

/ ˈ±èÉ‘Ë»å°ùɪ /

noun

  1. father: used to address or refer to a clergyman, esp a priest
  2. a chaplain to the armed forces
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of padre1

1575–85; < Spanish, Portuguese, Italian: father < Latin pater
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of padre1

via Spanish or Italian from Latin pater father
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The Mexican fan palm, supposedly brought here by the mission-building padres to supply Palm Sunday foliage, can grow taller, maybe 10 stories, and skinnier, and can dip and sway camera-readily in the wind.

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It’s where the padres of the San Gabriel mission lived for a time, and it’s reputedly where the first orange seedlings in California were planted.

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In fact, Verdugo said, the padre is in the habit of giving away things that are gifted to him.

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After running a routine check for arrest warrants, they quickly realized they were face to face with what so many had been searching for — the alleged pilfering padre.

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“But my parents … mi padres … they told me to learn English,†she explains.

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