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Galician
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Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese cunnado, from Latin cognātus. Cf. also cognado.
Noun
cuñado m (plural cuñados, feminine cuñada, feminine plural cuñadas)
- brother-in-law
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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈɲado/
- Rhymes: -ado
- Syllabification: cu‧ña‧do
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Spanish , from Latin cognātus. Doublet of the semi-learned borrowing cognado. The "know-all" sense alludes to the stereotypical behavior of brothers-in-law at Christmas celebrations, weddings and family gatherings.
Noun
cuñado m (plural cuñados, feminine cuñada, feminine plural cuñadas)
- brother-in-law
- (informal, derogatory, metonymically, Spain) know-all, (US, Canada) blowhard
- Synonyms: sabelotodo, sabiondo, todólogo
2021 February 1, Pedro del Corral, “¿Qué tipo de cuñados existen? Así es la aplaudida teoría que triunfa en Twitter”, in La Razón: 2019 June 6, Pedro Mateo, “Si dices y haces estas cosas, es posible que te hayas convertido en un cuñado (y lo sabes)”, in Flooxer Now:
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
cuñado (feminine cuñada, masculine plural cuñados, feminine plural cuñadas)
- past participle of cuñar
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