companha
Portuguese, noun/kõˈpɐ̃.ɲɐ/
companha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “crew (especially of a fishing boat); seamanship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tripulação de barco”.
What does companha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecrew (especially of a fishing boat); seamanship
- 2
femininegroup of people
- 3
femininecompany
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tripulação de barco 2. agremiação de pescadores 3. o mesmo que companhia 4. procissão noturna de almas ou espetros
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of companha
- companhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce companha?
- Brazil /kõˈpɐ̃.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [kõˈpɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /kõˈpɐ.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is companha in Portuguese?
companha appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).