compañere

== Spanish == === Etymology === The gender-neutral suffix -e replaces the gendered suffixes -a and -o. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kompaˈɲeɾe/ [kõm.paˈɲe.ɾe] Rhymes: -eɾe Syllabification: com‧pa‧ñe‧re === Noun === compañere gender-neutral (plural compañeres, feminine compañera, feminine plural compañeras, masculine compañero, masculine plural compañeros) (gender-neutral, neologism) fellow, companion; comrade; colleague; partner ==== Usage notes ==== The letters x or e, or alternatively the symbol @, are occasionally used as gender-neutralizing letters in Spanish. Examples include novix in place of novia and novio, amigue in place of amiga and amigo, and latin@ instead of latina and latino.