Polyglot Dictionary

gemelo

/xeˈmelo/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los gemelos

Meaning

  1. twin

    • Mi hermano es gemelo.

      My brother is a twin.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

mellizo

gemelo specifically means an identical twin; mellizo specifically means a fraternal twin — a precise, useful distinction.

Similar in other languages

French

jumeau

jumeau is the French word for the same thing — both mean "twin."

Portuguese

gêmeo

gêmeo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "twin."

Practice

1 What does gemelo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mi hermano es ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gemelo?

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