cunhado

/kũˈɲadu/

o noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os cunhados

Meaning

  1. brother-in-law

    • Meu cunhado é médico.

      My brother-in-law is a doctor.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Schwager

Schwager is the German word for the same thing — both mean "brother-in-law."

Spanish

cuñado

cuñado is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "brother-in-law."

French

beau-frère

beau-frère is the French word for the same thing — both mean "brother-in-law."

Practice

1 What does cunhado mean?

2 Fill the gap: Meu ___ é médico.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cunhado?

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