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pa·dre

(pä

, -dr

) KEY

NOUN:

Father. Used as a form of address for a priest in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Latin America.
Informal A military chaplain.
Chiefly British A parson.

ETYMOLOGY:
Spanish, Italian,, or Portuguese all from Latin pater , patr-, father; see pter- in Indo-European roots

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