/kom'peuhn yair"euh/ ; Sp. /kawm'pah nye"rddah/ , n. , pl. compañeras /-peuhn yair"euhz/ ; Sp. /-pah nye"rddahs/ .
1. (in the southwestern U.S.) a female companion; friend.
2. (in Latin America) a female worker, coworker, or comrade.
[ 1835-45; Amer.; ]