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

comrade

companion

camerade

fellow soldier

swain

fellow worker

class fellow

compañero sentimental

compañero de clase

fuera del sider

co-miembro

semajante

socia

compañera de clase

same

compañero de colegio

compreshor

mimén

causita

acompañador

offsider

Frequency

Hyphenated as

com‧pa‧ñe‧ro

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kompaˈɲeɾo/

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

Cognate with Portuguese

companheiro

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