mellizo

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /meˈʝiθo/ [meˈʝi.θo] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /meˈʎiθo/ [meˈʎi.θo] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /meˈʃiso/ [meˈʃi.so] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /meˈʒiso/ [meˈʒi.so] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

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

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