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Spanish term or phrase:
madrina de ramo/arras ; madrinas de lazo
English translation:
bouquet's matron of honor: coins' matron of honor, cords/ribbon matron of honor
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María T. Vargas
Jun 17, 2008 15:13
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madrina de ramo/arras ; madrinas de lazo
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| 5 +4 | bouquet's matron of honor: coins' matron of honor, cords/ribbon matron of honor |
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Jun 17, 2008 15:47: María T. Vargas changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/55340">Robert Forstag's</a> old entry - "madrina de ramo/arras ; madrinas de lazo"" to ""bouquet's matron of honor: coins' matron of honor, cords/ribbon matron of honor""
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bouquet's matron of honor: coins' matron of honor, cords/ribbon matron of honor
Robert, I translated literally because we don't have this kind of "madrinas" in English speaking countries. I lived in Mexico 8 years and attended many weddings. Each of these "madrinas" give the bouquet, coins and the cord that symbolically unites the couple as a present to the bride. The "arras" are small golden coins which represent the coins used in old times to buy a bride. Perhaps it's better to leave it in Spanish and explain what they are. Good luck.
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Ligia Dias Costa
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Thanks, Ligia
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Marcelo González
: another option might be to simply use "matron of honor (of xxx)" to differentiate among the different "madrinas" :-)
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Thanks, Marcelo
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Denise Nahigian
: Another option might be "bouquet bridesmaid," etc. with an explanation. In the US, we only have one "maid of honor;" the rest are usually called "bridesmaids." We reserve "matron of honor" for when the maid of honor is married or obviously older.
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Thanks and I see your point. But a bridesmaid is not really a "madrina". Maid of honor could work, you're right.
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Nitin Goyal
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Comment: "Thank you, Maria. Very helpful!"
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