compañero
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Spanish compannero, from companna (“company, entourage”). Analyzable as compaña (“company”) + -ero. Compare Portuguese companheiro.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
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)
- (politics) fellow member of a political group; comrade
- teammate (one who is on the same team)
- mate, partner (matching item in a set)
- partner, significant other (especially not a spouse)
- (figuratively) companion (a thing or phenomenon that is closely associated with another thing, phenomenon, or person)
- friendly term of address; friend, buddy
Usage notesEdit
The noun compañero is like most Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.
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Further readingEdit
- “compañero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014