madrina

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noun

An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules.

OriginSpanish madrina ← Early Medieval Latin mātrīna ← Latin īna →
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Meanings

nounmadrina (plural madrinas)

plural madrinas

  1. An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méh₂tēr
  2. Proto-Italic*mātēr
  3. Latinmātr
  4. Latinīna
  5. Early Medieval Latinmātrīna
  6. Spanishmadrina
  7. Englishmadrina

Borrowed from Spanish madrina.

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MirandaArindammandiraArmindainamdar
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APA

madrina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/madrina

MLA

“madrina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/madrina. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “madrina,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/madrina.

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