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compadrazgo

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Etymology

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From compadre +‎ -azgo. Literally, co-parents, but referring to co-godparenthood or joint sponsorship of a godchild or ritual object.

Noun

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compadrazgo m (plural compadrazgos)

  1. co-godparenthood or joint sponsorship of a godchild or ritual object; relation or connection of parents with the godparents of one's child
  2. (Latin America) kinship; companionship; fellowship

References

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  • Counting on Kin: Social Networks, Social Support, and Child Health Status. Shawn Malia Kana'iaupuni, Katharine M Donato, Theresa Thompson-Colón, Melissa Stainback. Social Forces. Chapel Hill: Mar 2005. Vol. 83 #3; pg. 1137
  • Las Comadres as a social support system. Rebecca A Lopez. Affilia. Thousand Oaks: Spring 1999. Vol. 14 #1; pg. 24.
  • The Forgotten Liberator: Buenaventura Martínez and Yucatán's Republican Restoration.Terry Rugeley. Mexican Studies. Berkeley: Summer 2003.Vol. 19 #2; pg. 331.

Further reading

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