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koumbaros

koumbaros noun: the person who, during a Greek Orthodox wedding, exchanges the crowns over the couple's heads and has other related roles.

Noun

koumbaros (plural koumbaroi)

  1. 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

Forms of koumbaros

pluralkoumbaroi

Origin of koumbaros

Transliteration of Greek κουμπάρος . Doublet of compere.

Questions about koumbaros

What does koumbaros mean?
Koumbaros means the person who, during a Greek Orthodox wedding, exchanges the crowns over the couple's heads and has other related roles.
What part of speech is koumbaros?
Koumbaros is a noun.
What is the plural of koumbaros?
The plural of koumbaros is koumbaroi.

Words near koumbaros in the dictionary

  1. Koulikoro
  2. koulouri
  3. koulouria
  4. koumbara
  5. koumbaroi
  6. koumbaros
  7. koumis
  8. koumiss
  9. koumisses
  10. koumpounophobia
  11. koumys

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