companha

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese companna, from Vulgar Latin *compānia, from Late Latin compāniō (whence also French compagnon, Italian compagnone), from cum + pānis. Compare Galician and Spanish compaña.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈpɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [kõˈpɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈpɐ.ɲa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈpɐ.ɲɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈpa.ɲɐ/

Hyphenation: com‧pa‧nha

Noun

companha f (plural companhas)

(nautical) crew (especially of a fishing boat); seamanship

Derived terms

companheiro

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