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Spanish
- cónyugue (variant used in Argentina, Peru, Chile and some other countries in Latin America)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin coniugem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈkonʝuxe/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈkonʃuxe/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈkonʒuxe/
- Rhymes: -onʝuxe
- Syllabification: cón‧yu‧ge
Noun
cónyuge m or f by sense (plural cónyuges)
- spouse, consort
- Synonym: consorte
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