kumare
kumáre with stress marks
female sponsor; close friend
Usage Note
Kumare is a variant of kumadre, from Spanish comadre, and arguably the more colloquial and widespread form, especially in urban Tagalog. It signals warmth, familiarity, and mutual trust, and is freely used between women who are not formally linked through baptism.
Examples
" Kumusta ka, kumare? "
Natural Translation
How are you, my friend?
Literal Translation
How you, close-friend?
" Kausap ko ang aking kumare ngayon. "
Natural Translation
I am talking to my close friend right now.
Literal Translation
Talking I the my close-friend now.
" Tuwing umaga, nagkukuwentuhan ang dalawang kumare habang naghihintay na maluto ang almusal para sa pamilya. "
Natural Translation
Every morning, the two close friends chat with each other while waiting for breakfast to cook for the family.
Literal Translation
Every morning, telling-stories the two close-friends while waiting to-be-cooked the breakfast for the family.
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