"compa" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkompa/, [ˈkõm.pa] Forms: compas [plural]
Rhymes: -ompa Etymology: Clipping of compadre or compañero. Etymology templates: {{clipping|es|compadre}} Clipping of compadre Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} compa m (plural compas)
  1. (slang, US, Mexico) buddy Tags: Mexico, US, masculine, slang Synonyms: ñero
    Sense id: en-compa-es-noun-4ihNw7VT Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, United States Spanish
  2. (historical, Nicaragua) a revolutionary during the Nicaraguan Revolution Tags: Nicaragua, historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-compa-es-noun-RQi2-l2s Categories (other): Nicaraguan Spanish, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 38 11 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 14 55 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 27 73

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "San Juan Colorado Mixtec",
      "lang_code": "mjc",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
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    }
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        "1": "es",
        "2": "compadre"
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      "name": "clipping"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of compadre or compañero.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "compas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
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      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "com‧pa"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "com‧pa"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mexican Spanish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "United States Spanish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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              6,
              11
            ]
          ],
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            [
              4,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Hey buddy, what's up?",
          "text": "¡Oye, compa, que te pasa?",
          "translation": "Hey buddy, what's up?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "buddy"
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        [
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          "buddy"
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      "raw_glosses": [
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      ],
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          "word": "ñero"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 11 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 14 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "27 73",
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          ],
          "english": "The Nicaraguan revolutionaries waged a major campaign in Estelí.",
          "text": "Los compas llevaron a cabo una gran campaña en Estelí.",
          "translation": "The Nicaraguan revolutionaries waged a major campaign in Estelí.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "a revolutionary during the Nicaraguan Revolution"
      ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "(historical, Nicaragua) a revolutionary during the Nicaraguan Revolution"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nicaragua",
        "historical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkompa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkõm.pa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ompa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "compa"
}
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    "Rhymes:Spanish/ompa/2 syllables",
    "Spanish 2-syllable words",
    "Spanish clippings",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish masculine nouns",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish nouns with irregular gender",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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        "2": "compadre"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of compadre",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of compadre or compañero.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "compas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "com‧pa"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "com‧pa"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Mexican Spanish",
        "Spanish slang",
        "Spanish terms with usage examples",
        "United States Spanish"
      ],
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            [
              6,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Hey buddy, what's up?",
          "text": "¡Oye, compa, que te pasa?",
          "translation": "Hey buddy, what's up?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "buddy"
      ],
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        [
          "buddy",
          "buddy"
        ]
      ],
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        "(slang, US, Mexico) buddy"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "ñero"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mexico",
        "US",
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
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        "Spanish terms with usage examples"
      ],
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              10
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            [
              4,
              30
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The Nicaraguan revolutionaries waged a major campaign in Estelí.",
          "text": "Los compas llevaron a cabo una gran campaña en Estelí.",
          "translation": "The Nicaraguan revolutionaries waged a major campaign in Estelí.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a revolutionary during the Nicaraguan Revolution"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Nicaraguan Revolution",
          "Nicaraguan Revolution"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical, Nicaragua) a revolutionary during the Nicaraguan Revolution"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nicaragua",
        "historical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkompa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkõm.pa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ompa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "compa"
}

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