gemelo
See also: ĝemelo
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed 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
- IPA(key): /xeˈmelo/ [xeˈme.lo]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -elo
- Syllabification: ge‧me‧lo
Adjective
gemelo (feminine gemela, masculine plural gemelos, feminine plural gemelas)
- twin
Noun
gemelo m (plural gemelos, feminine gemela, feminine plural gemelas)
- twin; identical twin
- Synonym: (Mexico) cuate
- calf (leg)
- Synonym: pantorrilla
- cuff link, cufflink
- (in the plural) binoculars
Hyponyms
- gemelo idéntico
See also
- trillizo m
- mellizo m
Further reading
- “gemelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014