padre
noun/ˈpɑːdreɪ/
/ˈpɑːdreɪ/
- (often used as a form of address) a priest, or other Christian minister, especially in the armed forces compare chaplainWord Originlate 16th cent.: from Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, literally ‘father, priest’, from Latin pater, patr- ‘father’.
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