confrade

Portuguese

Etymology

Con- +‎ frade (“friar”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.ˈfɾa.d͡ʒi/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.ˈfɾa.de/
Rhymes: -adʒi

Noun

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

a member of a religious order
(by extension) colleague (fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization)

Synonyms

(colleague): colega, companheiro

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