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/ka.ma.ʁad/
Translation
comrade, mate, classmate
Word origin
From Spanish camarada, originally a group of soldiers sharing one chamber, from camara ('chamber, room'), from Latin camera ('vaulted room'). English 'comrade' came into the language by the same route.
- Origin
- Spanish
- Root
- camarada
- English cognates
- comrade, chamber, camera
Grammar
Examples
tous .
She invited all her classmates.
C' l'.
He is an old comrade from the army.
' l'.
My mates are waiting for me outside the school.
, !
Good luck, comrade!
.
He shares his room with a workmate.
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