compañero

noun

com·​pa·​ñe·​ro

ˌkämpənˈye(ˌ)rō

plural -s

chiefly Southwest

: companion, buddy

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from obsolete Spanish compaña company (from—assumed—Vulgar Latin compania, from Late Latin companio companion) + -ero -er

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