Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Spanish emellizo, from Vulgar Latin *gemellīcius, from Latin gemellus.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /meˈʝiθo/ [meˈʝi.θo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /meˈʎiθo/ [meˈʎi.θo]
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /meˈʝiso/ [meˈʝi.so]
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains) /meˈʎiso/ [meˈʎi.so]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /meˈʃiso/ [meˈʃi.so]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /meˈʒiso/ [meˈʒi.so]

  • (Spain) Rhymes: -iθo
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -iso
  • Syllabification: me‧lli‧zo

Adjective edit

mellizo (feminine melliza, masculine plural mellizos, feminine plural mellizas)

  1. twin (fraternal, born to the same parents at the same time)
    Synonym: (Mexico) cuate

Noun edit

mellizo m (plural mellizos, feminine melliza, feminine plural mellizas)

  1. twin (someone born to the same parents at the same time), especially non-identical
    Synonym: (Mexico) cuate

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