Etymology

koumbaros

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Today it means: The person who, during a Greek Orthodox wedding, exchanges the crowns over the couple's heads and has other related roles Full definition →

Greek κουμπάρος
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  1. Greek · borrowed fromκουμπάρος
  2. Greek · borrowed fromκουμπάρος
  3. English todaykoumbaros

Unadapted borrowing from Greek κουμπάρος (koumpáros /⁠kumˈbaros⁠/) Doublet of compere.

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