padre

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pa·dre /ˈpɑːdreɪ, -ri/ noun [countable]  informalRRCPM a priest, especially one in the army 牧师，〔尤指〕随军牧师

Examples from the Corpus

padre• Approaching the car I was driving, he reproved me, saying that a padre ought to know better.• We had some very good padres in the service.• A shameful flock formed round the padre.• The padre take the tongue and pop!• The padre, Horrocks, came and stood with them.• The padres, to explain all this, invented two myths of their own.• For those who liked to go to church there were padres of several denominations and candles and a camp-built altar.Origin padre (1500-1600) Spanish Italian, or Portuguese, “father”, from Latin pater; → PATERNAL

pa·dre nounChineseSyllable  

a one especially Corpus the in priest,

padre
pa‧dre /ˈpɑːdreɪ, -ri/ noun [countable]informal a priest, especially one in the army

padreBrE /ˈpɑːdreɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɑːdreɪ/ 🔊 noun (often used as a form of address 常用于称谓) a priest, or other Christian minister, especially in the armed forces 牧师；神父；（尤指）随军牧师  ➡  compare chaplain