gemelo
See also: ĝemelo
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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
editAdjective
editgemelo (feminine gemela, masculine plural gemelos, feminine plural gemelas)
Noun
editgemelo m (plural gemelos, feminine gemela, feminine plural gemelas)
- twin; identical twin
- Synonym: (Mexico) cuate
- calf (leg)
- Synonym: pantorrilla
- cufflink
- (in the plural) binoculars
- Synonyms: prismáticos, binoculares
Hyponyms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “gemelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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