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compañera

American  
[kom-puhn-yair-uh, kawm-pah-nye-rah] / ˌkɒm pənˈjɛər ə, ˌkɔm pɑˈnjɛ rɑ /

noun

  • compañeras
    plural
  1. (in the southwestern U.S.) a female companion; friend.

  2. (in Latin America) a female worker, coworker, or comrade.


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Etymology

Origin of compañera

1835–45; < Spanish, feminine of compañero

Example Sentences

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Ramiro Gámez of Sonido Gámez said that when they realized many residents would be evicted, the sonideros joined, bringing along their most precious compañera: la cumbia colombiana.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 12, 2023

An early lover was Naty Revuelta, with whom he had a daughter, Alina, and he was always close to Célia Sánchez, the compañera he met in the mountains in 1956.

From The Guardian Nov. 26, 2016

"La compañera says that the baby—" "You mean 'the future of Chile'!" the father interrupts once more.

From Time Magazine Archive

Anyway, the boy finally concludes: "La compañera says that the future of Chile just dirtied its diapers."

From Time Magazine Archive

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