compa

See also: com-pa

San Juan Colorado Mixtec

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish compa.

Noun

cómpà

  1. buddy

References

  • 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

Etymology

Clipping of compadre or compañero.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

compa m (plural compas)

  1. (slang, US, Mexico) buddy
    Synonym: (Mexico) ñero
    ¡Oye, compa, que te pasa?
    Hey buddy, what's up?
  2. (historical, Nicaragua) a revolutionary during the Nicaraguan Revolution
    Los compas llevaron a cabo una gran campaña en Estelí.
    The Nicaraguan revolutionaries waged a major campaign in Estelí.

Descendants

  • → San Juan Colorado Mixtec: compa

Further reading

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