compañera
[ kom-puhn-yair-uh; Spanish kawm-pah-nye-rah ]
/ ˌkɒm pənˈyɛər ə; Spanish ˌkɔm pɑˈnyɛ rɑ /
noun, plural com·pa·ñe·ras [kom-puhn-yair-uhz; Spanish kawm-pah-nye-rahs]. /ˌkɒm pənˈyɛər əz; Spanish ˌkɔm pɑˈnyɛ rɑs/.
(in the southwestern U.S.) a female companion; friend.
(in Latin America) a female worker, coworker, or comrade.
QUIZZES
CAN YOU GUESS THESE WORDS FROM AROUND THE US?
American English is not always as it appears to be ... get to know regional words in this quiz!
Question 1 of 10
A bet is synonymous with a wager, but what does it mean in New York?
Origin of compañera
1835–45; Americanism;<Spanish, feminine of compañero
Words nearby compañera
compadre, compages, compagnie, compander, companding, compañera, compañero, compañia, companion, companionable, companion animal
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020