confrade

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Portuguese

Etymology

From con- +‎ frade (friar).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ad͡ʒi, (Portugal) -adɨ
  • Hyphenation: con‧fra‧de

Noun

confrade m (plural confrades, feminine confreira, feminine plural confreiras)

  1. a member of a religious order
  2. (by extension) colleague (fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization)
    Synonyms: colega, companheiro