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gemelo

/xeˈmelo/

adjective/xeˈmelo/

twin

Synonyms: mellizo

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.

noun, masculine/xeˈmelo/plural: gemelos

twin, especially an identical twin; calf (leg); cufflink; binoculars

Synonyms: cuate, pantorrilla, broche, yunta, prismáticos, binoculares

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.

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