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padrino

pa·dri·no [ pa dr nō ] (plural pa·dri·nos)


noun  Hispanic 
Definition:
 
1. advisor to non-Mexican business operators: a senior patron or adviser who assists non-Mexican businesspeople in starting and running commercial operations in Mexico

2. godfather of girl: a godfather of a young girl who is having a rite of passage party quinceañera welcoming her into adulthood, and who pays for flowers, invitations, and other things

[< Spanish< padre "father"]
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