companhia

See also: companhiá

Occitan

Alternative forms

• companhiá

Noun

companhia f (plural companhias) (Limousin)

1. company, companionship

Derived terms

• en companhia de

 

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese compannia, from Vulgar Latin *compānia.

Cognate with Galician compañía, Spanish compañía, Catalan companyia, French compagnie, Italian compagnia, Occitan companhiá and English company.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɐ.ˈɲi.ɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɐ.ˈɲi.ɐ/, /kõ.pɐ.ˈni.ɐ/
• Hyphenation: com‧pa‧nhi‧a

Noun

companhia f (plural companhias)

1. company, companionship
2. company (in legal context, a corporation)

   Synonyms: corporação, sociedade

3. company (group of individuals)

   Synonyms: trupe, grupo

4. (military) company

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:companhia.

Related terms

• acompanhar, companheiro