cuñado

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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)

  1. brother-in-law

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈɲado/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • 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)

  1. brother-in-law
  2. (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)

  1. past participle of cuñar

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