Meanings
nounkoumbaros (plural koumbaroi)
plural koumbaroi
- The person who, during a Greek Orthodox wedding, exchanges the crowns over the couple's heads and has other related roles
He became Mr. Koutsoftas’s koumbaros, a combined best man and godfather to Mr. Koutsoftas’s children, a role in the Greek Orthodox church that is the equivalent of family.
2009 March 14, Anne Barnard, “Furniture Chain’s Boast: Made in America. In Queens, in Fact.”, in New York Times
Origin
- Greekκουμπάρος
- Greekκουμπάρος
- Englishkoumbaros
Unadapted borrowing from Greek κουμπάρος (koumpáros /kumˈbaros/) Doublet of compere.
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koumbaros. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/koumbaros
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