contubernio

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Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

contuberniō

  1. dative/ablative singular of contubernium

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contubernium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kontuˈbeɾnjo/
  • Rhymes: -eɾnjo
  • Syllabification: con‧tu‧ber‧nio

Noun

contubernio m (plural contubernios)

  1. cohabitation
    Synonym: cohabitación
  2. collusion, conspiracy
    Synonyms: colusión, conspiración
    • 2015 October 5, “Passos Coelho, el hombre que acabó con ‘la casta’ portuguesa”, in El País:
      Quizás por todo ello, el primer ministro no movió un dedo para seguir manteniendo artificialmente el imperio Espírito Santo y su contubernio con el poder político de Sócrates y la maquinaria de Portugal Telecom.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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