mellizo

Meaning

Adj

twin (fraternal, born to the same parents at the same time)

Noun

twin (someone born to the same parents at the same time), especially non-identical

Concepts

twin

didymous

duplicate

twins

Synonyms

gemelo

cuate

guacho

melge

jimagua

morocho

mujer melliza

chacho

guares

cuache

Translations

gemello

Zwilling

bessó

jumeau

δίδυμος

geminus

besson

gêmeo

Zwillings-

çift

tweeling

Hyphenated as

me‧lli‧zo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/meˈʝiθo/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: emellizo

Inherited from Latin: gemellus

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish emellizo, from Vulgar Latin *gemellīcius, from Latin gemellus.