comensal
Spanish, noun/komenˈsal/
comensal is spelled C-O-M-E-N-S-A-L (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 54,740th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Comensal is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “messmate, commensal, fellow diner, dining companion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cada uno de los individuos que consumen alimentos en torno a una misma mesa”.
What does comensal mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinemessmate, commensal, fellow diner, dining companion
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cada uno de los individuos que consumen alimentos en torno a una misma mesa. 2. Organismo no parásito que vive sobre o dentro de otro y de él obtiene alimentos o protección sin causarle daño. 3. Persona que radica en el domicilio de otra, a expensas de ésta.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of comensal
- comensales plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce comensal?
- /komenˈsal/
- [ko.mẽnˈsal]
- [komẽnˈsal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to comensal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is comensal in Spanish?
comensal appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).