noun, feminine/paˈɾexa/plural: parejas
couple, pair; partner (spouse)
Etymology tree Latin pār Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Late Latin pāriculus Late Latin *pāricula Spanish pareja Substantivization of the feminine of Late Latin pāriculus, diminutive of Latin pār. Compare Portuguese parelha, Catalan parella.