confrade

Portuguese

Etymology

From con- +‎ frade (“friar”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈfɾa.d͡ʒi/

• (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

Related terms

• confraria
• frade