confraria

Etymology

From confrare +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kuɱ.fɾəˈɾi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [koɱ.fɾəˈɾi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [koɱ.fɾaˈɾi.a]

Noun

confraria f (plural confraries)

1. religious brotherhood
2. (historical) guild

Further reading

• “confraria” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “confraria”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “confraria” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “confraria” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Etymology

From French confrérie.

Pronunciation

Noun

confraria f (plural confrarias)

1. a religious order formed by laymen

   Synonym: irmandade

2. (by extension) a group of people with a common interest