gemelo

== Spanish == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xeˈmelo/ [xeˈme.lo] Rhymes: -elo Syllabification: ge‧me‧lo === Adjective === gemelo (feminine gemela, masculine plural gemelos, feminine plural gemelas) twin Synonym: mellizo === Noun === gemelo m (plural gemelos, feminine gemela, feminine plural gemelas) twin, especially an identical twin Synonym: (Mexico) cuate calf (leg) Synonym: pantorrilla cufflink Synonyms: broche, yunta (in the plural) binoculars Synonyms: prismáticos, binoculares ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “gemelo”, 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