compañero

Meaning

(masculine) companion (someone with whom one spends time or keeps company)
(masculine) mate, colleague; (with a qualifier) fellow X, classmate, coworker, etc. (someone with whom something is shared)
(masculine) fellow member of a political group; comrade
(masculine) teammate (one who is on the same team)
(masculine) mate, partner (matching item in a set)
(masculine) partner, significant other (especially not a spouse)
(figuratively,masculine) companion (a thing or phenomenon that is closely associated with another thing, phenomenon, or person)
(masculine) friendly term of address; friend, buddy

Frequency

Hyphenated as

com‧pa‧ñe‧ro

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kompaˈɲeɾo/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish compannero, from companna (“company, entourage”). Analyzable as compaña (“company”) + -ero. Compare Portuguese companheiro.