gêmeo

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See also: gémeo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gemẽo, from Latin geminus (compare French jumeau, Italian gemello, gemino, Romanian geamăn, Spanish gemelo). Doublet of gémino, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʒẽ.mi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒẽ.mju/, /ˈʒẽ.me.u/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʒe.me.o/

  • Hyphenation: gê‧me‧o

Adjective

gêmeo (feminine gêmea, masculine plural gêmeos, feminine plural gêmeas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

  1. twin
    irmão gêmeo ― twin brother

Noun

gêmeo m (plural gêmeos, feminine gêmea, feminine plural gêmeas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

  1. twin

Noun

gêmeo m (plural gêmeos) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

  1. (anatomy) calf (muscle in the back of the leg below the knee)
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