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companhia

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See also: companhiá

Occitan

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Noun

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companhia f (plural companhias) (Limousin)

  1. company, companionship

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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From companha +‎ -ia, from Vulgar Latin *compānia.[1][2]

Noun

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companhia f (plural companhias)

  1. companion
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Descendants

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  • Galician: compañía
  • Portuguese: companhia

References

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  1. ^ companhia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
  2. ^ companhia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese companhia.

Cognate with Galician and Spanish compañía, Catalan companyia, French compagnie, Italian compagnia, Occitan companhiá and English company.

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Noun

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companhia f (plural companhias)

  1. company, companionship
  2. companion
    Synonyms: acompanhante, companheiro
  3. (law, business) company
    Synonyms: corporação, sociedade
  4. company (group of individuals)
    Synonyms: trupe, grupo
  5. society (a union for a common purpose)
  6. (military) company
  7. (Brazil, historical) a militar unity of the bandeirantes
    Synonym: bandeira

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:companhia.

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