marinovio

Spanish

Etymology

Blend of marido (“husband”) +‎ novio (“boyfriend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɾiˈnobjo/ [ma.ɾiˈno.β̞jo]
• Rhymes: -objo
• Syllabification: ma‧ri‧no‧vio

Noun

marinovio m (plural marinovios, feminine marinovia, feminine plural marinovias) (colloquial)

1. (Ecuador, Cuba, Venezuela) a partner; a person with whom one maintains a stable romantic and sexual relationship without getting married
2. (Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Peru) boyfriend or girlfriend who has a marital relationship and live with their couple

Further reading

• “marinovio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
• “marinovio” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010