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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gemellus, from geminus (“twin, paired”), (compare French jumeau, Italian gemello, Portuguese gêmeo, Romanian geamăn). Compare mellizo, melgo, mielgo, inherited from related roots. Compare English gimbal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xeˈmelo/
- Rhymes: -elo
- Syllabification: ge‧me‧lo
Adjective
gemelo (feminine gemela, masculine plural gemelos, feminine plural gemelas)
- twin
- Synonym: mellizo
Noun
gemelo m (plural gemelos, feminine gemela, feminine plural gemelas)
- twin; identical twin
- Synonym: (Mexico) cuate
- calf (leg)
- Synonym: pantorrilla
- cufflink
- Synonyms: broche, yunta
- (in the plural) binoculars
- Synonyms: prismáticos, binoculares
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