melgo
See also: melgó
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melgo
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish emelgo, emielgo, from Vulgar Latin *gemellicus, from Latin gemellus, from geminus "twin, paired", (compare French jumeau, Italian gemello, Portuguese gêmeo, Romanian geamăn). See mielgo.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
melgo (feminine melga, masculine plural melgos, feminine plural melgas)
- born during the same birthing, especially from a double birthing
- twin (born to the same parents at the same time)
- Synonym: mellizo
- equal
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Verb edit
melgo
Further reading edit
- “melgo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014