Masculine
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
Concepts
camerade
fellow soldier
swain
fellow worker
Synonyms
compañero sentimental
compañero de clase
fuera del sider
co-miembro
semajante
compañera de clase
same
compañero de colegio
compreshor
mimén
causita
acompañador
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
com‧pa‧ñe‧ro
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kompaˈɲeɾo/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Spanish compannero, from companna (“company, entourage”). Analyzable as compaña (“company”) + -ero. Compare Portuguese companheiro.
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