cuñado

== Galician == === Alternative forms === cunhado (Reintegrationist) === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese cunnado, from Latin cognātus. Cf. also cognado. === Noun === cuñado m (plural cuñados, feminine cuñada, feminine plural cuñadas) brother-in-law ==== Derived terms ==== concuñado ==== See also ==== cognado == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuˈɲado/ [kuˈɲa.ð̞o] Rhymes: -ado Syllabification: cu‧ña‧do === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Latin cognātus. Doublet of the semi-learned borrowing cognado. The "know-all" sense alludes to the stereotypical behavior of brothers-in-law at Christmas celebrations, weddings and family gatherings. ==== Noun ==== cuñado m (plural cuñados, feminine cuñada, feminine plural cuñadas) brother-in-law (informal, derogatory, metonymic, Spain) know-all, (US, Canada) blowhard Synonyms: sabelotodo, sabiondo, todólogo ===== Derived terms ===== ===== See also ===== cognado === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Participle ==== cuñado (feminine cuñada, masculine plural cuñados, feminine plural cuñadas) past participle of cuñar === Further reading === “cuñado”, 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 Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “cuñado”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA cuñado | Diccionario • DELE Ahora