suegro

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin socrus m, from Latin socer, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsweɡɾo/ [ˈswe.ɣ̞ɾo]

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• Rhymes: -eɡɾo
• Syllabification: sue‧gro

Noun

suegro m (plural suegros, feminine suegra, feminine plural suegras)

1. father-in-law (spouse's father)

Related terms

• consuegra
• consuegro

 

Further reading

• “suegro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• grueso, güeros, ruegos, seguro