gemelo

See also: ĝemelo

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]

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• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: ge‧me‧lo

Adjective

gemelo (feminine gemela, masculine plural gemelos, feminine plural gemelas)

1. twin

   Synonym: mellizo

Noun

gemelo m (plural gemelos, feminine gemela, feminine plural gemelas)

1. twin, especially an identical twin

   Synonym: (Mexico) cuate

2. calf (leg)

   Synonym: pantorrilla

3. cufflink

   Synonyms: broche, yunta

4. (in the plural) binoculars

   Synonyms: prismáticos, binoculares

Hyponyms

• gemelo idéntico
• gemelos de campo
• gemelos de teatro

See also

• mellizo m
• trillizo m

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