melgo

See also: melgó

Portuguese

Verb

melgo

1. first-person singular present indicative of melgar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish emelgo, emielgo, from Vulgar Latin *gemellicum, from Latin gemellus, from geminus "twin, paired", (compare French jumeau, Italian gemello, Portuguese gêmeo, Romanian geamăn). See mielgo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmelɡo/ [ˈmel.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -elɡo
• Syllabification: mel‧go

Adjective

melgo (feminine melga, masculine plural melgos, feminine plural melgas)

1. born during the same birthing, especially from a double birthing
2. twin (born to the same parents at the same time)

   Synonym: mellizo

3. equal

   Synonym: igual

Related terms

• gemelo
• mielgo

Verb

melgo

1. first-person singular present indicative of melgar

Further reading

• “melgo”, 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