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Old Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *gemellīcius, from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus (“twin”).
Pronunciation
Noun
emellizo m (plural emellizos)
- twin
- c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 3v. a.
Cũplieron ſe los dias q̃ o / uo que aparir q̃ emellizos ſalie / rõ de so uiẽtre.- Her days to give birth were completed, behold, twins came forth from of her womb.
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