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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

padre

/ˈpæˌdɹeɪ/

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What does padre mean?

noun

  1. A military clergyman.
  2. A Roman Catholic or Anglican priest.
  3. A player for the San Diego Padres.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈpæˌdɹeɪ/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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“You go back for the little girl, padre. I want a word with the doc in private.”
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44
“Ma, or congiunto a giovinetta sposa, E lieto omai de’ figli, era invilito Negli affetti di padre et di marito.”
Michel de MontaigneEssays of Michel de Montaigne — CompleteTranslated by Charles CottonProject Gutenberg ebook #3600
More book examples (3)
The padre said that the Christian Indians did not much like coming to mass, but that otherwise they showed respect for religion.
Charles DarwinThe Voyage of the BeagleProject Gutenberg ebook #944
In one case, the comet-head seemed, as in the case of the, comet examined by Padre Secchi, to consist of pure carbon.
Ignatius DonnellyRagnarok : the Age of Fire and GravelProject Gutenberg ebook #5109
I visited, in company with the priest, Padre Torquato, one of these treeless spaces or campos, as they are called, situated five miles from the village.
Henry Walter BatesThe Naturalist on the River AmazonsProject Gutenberg ebook #2440