compañera

[kom-puhn-yair-uh; Sp. kawm-pah-nye-rah]

noun, plural com·pa·ñe·ras

[-puhn-yair-uhz; Sp. -pah-nye-rahs] .

(in the southwestern U.S.) a female companion; friend.

(in Latin America) a female worker, coworker, or comrade.

Origin:
1835–45; Americanism; < Spanish, feminine of compañero

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Compañera is always a great word to know.

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