confrade

Portuguese

Etymology

From con- +‎ frade (“friar”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈfɾa.d͡ʒi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈfɾa.de/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõˈfɾa.dɨ/ [kõˈfɾa.ðɨ]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ad͡ʒi, (Portugal) -adɨ
  • Hyphenation: con‧fra‧de

Noun

confrade m (plural confrades, feminine confreira, feminine plural confreiras)

  1. a member of a religious order
  2. (by extension) colleague (fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization)
    Synonyms: colega, companheiro
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