acoplado

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From acoplar (“to couple”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧co‧pla‧do === Adjective === acoplado (feminine acoplada, masculine plural acoplados, feminine plural acopladas, comparable) linked, connected === Participle === acoplado (feminine acoplada, masculine plural acoplados, feminine plural acopladas) past participle of acoplar === Further reading === “acoplado”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “acoplado”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === acoplao (colloquial) === Etymology === Past participle of acoplar (“to couple, to attach”). Equivalent to acoplar +‎ -ado. The colloquial social meaning is a metaphor: just as a trailer is hitched to a vehicle, an acoplado is a person who attaches themselves to a social group, event, or couple, often without a direct invitation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (standard) /akoˈplado/ [a.koˈpla.ð̞o], (colloquial) /akoˈplao/ [a.koˈpla.o] Rhymes: -ado, -ao Syllabification: a‧co‧pla‧do === Adjective === acoplado (feminine acoplada, masculine plural acoplados, feminine plural acopladas) (Spain, colloquial, often derogatory) tagging along, joining a group or plan uninvited. (mechanics) coupled, attached, connected. === Noun === acoplado m (plural acoplados, feminine acoplada, feminine plural acopladas) (Spain, colloquial, often derogatory) a tagalong, a gatecrasher, a hanger-on, a third wheel (someone who joins a gathering, group of friends, or couple without being explicitly invited). ==== Synonyms ==== (tagalong, third wheel): Synonyms: agregado, pegote, arrimado, paracaidista, (third wheel) sujetavelas, (freeloader) gorrista === Participle === acoplado (feminine acoplada, masculine plural acoplados, feminine plural acopladas) past participle of acoplar === Further reading === “acoplado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025