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companheiro.

companion, comrade

11 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kõ.pɐ̃ˈɲe(j).ɾu/Brazil[kõ.pɐ̃ˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/kõ.pɐˈɲɐj.ɾu/Portugal/kõ.pɐˈɲej.ɾu/Northern, Portugal

  1. companion, comrade

    masculine

  2. partner

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Galician-Portuguese companna Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old Galician-Portuguese -eiro Old Galician-Portuguese companneiro Portuguese companheiro Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese companneiro. By surface analysis, companha + -eiro. Compare Spanish compañero and Galician compañeiro.

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