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
Related terms
- confraria
- frade