mellizo
Spanish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Spanish emellizo, from Vulgar Latin *gemellīcius, from Latin gemellus.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
editmellizo (feminine melliza, masculine plural mellizos, feminine plural mellizas)
Noun
editmellizo m (plural mellizos, feminine melliza, feminine plural mellizas)
- twin (someone born to the same parents at the same time), especially non-identical
- Synonym: (Mexico) cuate
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editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “mellizo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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