compaña

Galician

/komˈpaɲa̝/

noun
Definitions
  • group of people
  • company
  • (dated) troop or army
  • (mythology) the procession of the death, also known as estantiga (estantiga), the "ancient troop" a Christianized form of the Wild Hunt

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese companna inherited from Latin *compania, compāniō.

Origin

Latin

compāniō

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