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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish compannero, from companna (“company, entourage”). Analyzable as compaña (“company”) + -ero. Compare Portuguese companheiro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kompaˈɲeɾo/
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: com‧pa‧ñe‧ro
Noun
compañero m (plural compañeros, feminine compañera, feminine plural compañeras)
- companion (someone with whom one spends time or keeps company)
- compañero de viaje ― travel companion
- mate, colleague; (with a qualifier) fellow X, classmate, coworker, etc. (someone with whom something is shared)
- Synonym: (especially a coworker) colega
- compañero de clase ― classmate
- compañero de piso ― roommate, flatmate
- (politics) fellow member of a political group; comrade
- teammate (one who is on the same team)
- Synonym: compañero de equipo
- mate, partner (matching item in a set)
- partner, significant other (especially not a spouse)
- (figurative) companion (a thing or phenomenon that is closely associated with another thing, phenomenon, or person)
- friendly term of address; friend, buddy
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