gemelo
See also: ĝemelo
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin gemellus, from geminus (“twin, paired”), (compare French jumeau, Italian gemello, Portuguese gêmeo, Romanian geamăn). Compare mellizo, melgo, mielgo, inherited from related roots. Compare English gimbal.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
gemelo (feminine gemela, masculine plural gemelos, feminine plural gemelas)
Noun edit
gemelo m (plural gemelos, feminine gemela, feminine plural gemelas)
- twin; identical twin
- Synonym: (Mexico) cuate
- calf (leg)
- Synonym: pantorrilla
- cuff link, cufflink
- (in the plural) binoculars
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Further reading edit
- “gemelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014