cuñado
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
- cunhado (Reintegrationist)
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese cunnado, from Latin cognātus. Cf. also cognado.
Noun edit
cuñado m (plural cuñados, feminine cuñada, feminine plural cuñadas)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Latin cognātus. Doublet of the semi-learned borrowing cognado. The "know-all" sense alludes to the stereotypical behavior of brothers-in-law at Christmas celebrations, weddings and family gatherings.
Noun edit
cuñado m (plural cuñados, feminine cuñada, feminine plural cuñadas)
- brother-in-law
- (informal, derogatory, metonymically, Spain) know-all, (US, Canada) blowhard
- Synonyms: sabelotodo, sabiondo, todólogo
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle edit
cuñado (feminine cuñada, masculine plural cuñados, feminine plural cuñadas)
- past participle of cuñar
Further reading edit
- “cuñado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014