gemelo

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.

• IPA^(key): /xeˈmelo/ [xeˈme.lo]

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• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: ge‧me‧lo

gemelo (feminine gemela, masculine plural gemelos, feminine plural gemelas)

1. twin

   Synonym: mellizo

gemelo m (plural gemelos, feminine gemela, feminine plural gemelas)

1. twin, especially an identical twin

   Synonym: (Mexico) cuate

2. calf (leg)

   Synonym: pantorrilla

3. cufflink

   Synonyms: broche, yunta

4. (in the plural) binoculars

   Synonyms: prismáticos, binoculares

• “gemelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024