mellizo

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish emellizo, from Vulgar Latin *gemellīcius, from Latin gemellus.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /meˈʝiθo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /meˈʎiθo/
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /meˈʝiso/
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains) /meˈʎiso/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /meˈʃiso/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /meˈʒiso/

  • Rhymes: -iθo
  • Rhymes: -iso
  • Syllabification: me‧lli‧zo

Adjective

mellizo (feminine melliza, masculine plural mellizos, feminine plural mellizas)

  1. twin (fraternal, born to the same parents at the same time)
    Synonym: (Mexico) cuate

Noun

mellizo m (plural mellizos, feminine melliza, feminine plural mellizas)

  1. twin (someone born to the same parents at the same time), especially non-identical
    Synonym: (Mexico) cuate

See also

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