compañera

• IPA^(key): /kompaˈɲeɾa/ [kõm.paˈɲe.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: com‧pa‧ñe‧ra

compañera f (plural compañeras)

1. female equivalent of compañero (female) fellow, companion; (female) comrade; (female) colleague

The noun compañero is like most Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.

• “compañero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014