companheiro
Portuguese, noun/kõ.pɐ̃ˈɲe(j).ɾu/
companheiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “companion, comrade” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que acompanha ou faz companhia”.
What does companheiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecompanion, comrade
- 2
masculinepartner
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que acompanha 2. que vai na companhia 3. que faz companhia
noun: 1. aquele que acompanha ou faz companhia 2. colega 3. camarada 4. segundo grau da maçonaria, galgado após passagem pelo grau de aprendiz
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 companheiro
- companheiros plural
- companheira feminine
- companheiras feminine plural
- companheyro alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce companheiro?
- Brazil /kõ.pɐ̃ˈɲe(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [kõ.pɐ̃ˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /kõ.pɐˈɲɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to companheiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is companheiro in Portuguese?
companheiro appears 24 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).