compa

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San Juan Colorado Mixtec[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish compa.

Noun[edit]

cómpà

  1. buddy

References[edit]

  • Stark Campbell, Sara, et al. (1986) Diccionario mixteco de San Juan Colorado (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 29)‎[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 9

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Clipping of compadre or compañero.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkompa/ [ˈkõm.pa]
  • Rhymes: -ompa
  • Syllabification: com‧pa

Noun[edit]

compa m (plural compas)

  1. (slang, US, Mexico) buddy
    Synonym: (Mexico) ñero
    ¡Oye, compa, que te pasa?
    Hey buddy, what's up?

Descendants[edit]

  • → San Juan Colorado Mixtec: compa

Further reading[edit]

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