word of the day: padrino

The word of the day is padrino:

1. godfather (de bautismo); best man (de boda)

• padrinos -> godparents (padrino y madrina)

2. second (en duelos, torneos)

3. patron (protector) (spanishdict.com)

"So the padrino finally decides to visit, she declaims in one of those loud ronca campesina voices."

 - Junot Díaz, "The Cheater's Guide to Love", New Yorker 23 July 2012