gemelo

Meaning

Adj

twin

Noun

1. (masculine) twin, especially an identical twin
2. (masculine) calf (leg)
3. (masculine) cufflink
4. (in-plural, masculine) binoculars

Concepts

twin

cufflink

twin brother

twins

Siamese twins

companion

sleeve-link

opera glass

Synonyms

mellizo

gemela

guacho

is only for monozygotic siblings

mancuerna

mancuernilla

siamés

yunta

melge

collera

jimagua

cosa unida con otra

huevo con dos yemas

morocho

mujer melliza

mancorna

batata

🍠

jimagüa

cuache

chacho

guato

guate

morocho

guares

compañero

cuache

cuate

Translations

jumeau

gemello

Zwilling

gêmeo

bessó

tweeling

manchetknoop

δίδυμος

çift

bouton de manchette

Manschettenknopf

abotoadura

besson

geminus

Hyphenated as

ge‧me‧lo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/xeˈmelo/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: gemellus

Cognate with French: jumeau

Cognate with Italian: gemello

Cognate with Portuguese: gêmeo

Cognate with Romanian: geamăn

Cognate with English: gimbal

In summary

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.