meu ben
Galician
Etymology
Literally, “my good”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛʊ̯ ˈbɛŋ], [ˈmeʊ̯ ˈbɛŋ]
Phrase
- sweetheart, darling (an affectionate term of address)
- Synonyms: meu amor, meu rei
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “meu ben”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega