acompanhante

Portuguese

Etymology

From acompanhar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kõ.pɐ̃ˈɲɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [a.kõ.pɐ̃ˈj̃ɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kõ.pɐ̃ˈɲɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [a.kõ.pɐ̃ˈj̃ɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kõ.pɐˈɲɐ̃.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kõ.pɐˈɲɐ̃.tɨ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɨ, -ɐ̃tʃi
• Hyphenation: a‧com‧pa‧nhan‧te

Adjective

acompanhante m or f (plural acompanhantes)

1. accompanying

Noun

acompanhante m or f by sense (plural acompanhantes)

1. companion
2. date
3. (sex) escort

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:acompanhante.

Derived terms

• acompanhante de luxo

 

Related terms

• companhia
• pão

 

Further reading

• “acompanhante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024