companhia

Meaning

  1. (feminine) company, companionship
  2. (feminine) companion
  3. (feminine) company
  4. (feminine) company (group of individuals)
  5. (feminine) society (a union for a common purpose)
  6. (feminine) company
  7. (Brazil,feminine,historical) a militar unity of the bandeirantes

Frequency

A2
Hyphenated as
com‧pa‧nhi‧a
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kõ.pɐ̃ˈɲi.ɐ/
Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese companhia. Cognate with Galician and Spanish compañía, Catalan companyia, French compagnie, Italian compagnia, Occitan companhiá and English company.

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