colega

== Piedmontese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuˈleɡa/ === Noun === colega m colleague == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === collega (pre-reform spelling) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin collēga (“a partner in office”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: co‧le‧ga === Noun === colega m or f by sense (plural colegas) colleague (fellow member of a profession or staff) Synonyms: companheiro, confrade classmate buddy, friend Synonyms: amigo, companheiro, camarada ==== Related terms ==== colégio, coleguismo, colegagem === Further reading === “colega”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “colega”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin collēga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈleɡa/ [koˈle.ɣ̞a] Rhymes: -eɡa Syllabification: co‧le‧ga === Noun === colega m or f by sense (plural colegas) colleague (colloquial, Spain) buddy Synonym: socio ==== See also ==== compañero m, compañera f === Further reading === “colega”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025