colega

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuˈleɡa/

Noun

colega m

colleague

Portuguese

Alternative forms

collega (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin collēga (“a partner in office”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈlɛ.ɡɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈlɛ.ɡa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈlɛ.ɡɐ/ [kuˈlɛ.ɣɐ]

Hyphenation: co‧le‧ga

Noun

colega m or f by sense (plural colegas)

colleague (fellow member of a profession)
Synonyms: companheiro, confrade
buddy, friend
Synonyms: amigo, companheiro, camarada

Related terms

colégio, coleguismo, colegagem

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin collēga.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /koˈleɡa/ [koˈle.ɣ̞a]
Rhymes: -eɡa
Syllabification: co‧le‧ga

Noun

colega m or f by sense (plural colegas)

colleague
(colloquial, Spain) buddy

See also

compañero m, compañera f

Further reading

“colega”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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