confraria

See also: confraría

Catalan

Etymology

From confrare +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kuɱ.fɾəˈɾi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [koɱ.fɾəˈɾi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [koɱ.fɾaˈɾi.a]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

confraria f (plural confraries)

1. religious brotherhood
2. (historical) guild

Related terms

• confrare

Further reading

• “confraria”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “confraria”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “confraria” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “confraria” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

From French confrérie.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.fɾaˈɾi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.fɾaˈɾi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.fɾaˈɾi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.fɾɐˈɾi.ɐ/

Noun

confraria f (plural confrarias)

1. a religious order formed by laymen

   Synonym: irmandade

2. (by extension) a group of people with a common interest

Related terms

• confrade

Descendants

• → Indonesian: konfreria