cuñado

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cunnado, from Latin cognātus. Cf. also cognado.

Noun

cuñado m (plural cuñados, feminine cuñada, feminine plural cuñadas)

  1. brother-in-law

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish [Term?], from Latin cognātus. Doublet of the borrowing cognado.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuˈɲado/, [kuˈɲaðo]

Noun

cuñado m (plural cuñados, feminine cuñada, feminine plural cuñadas)

  1. brother-in-law
  2. (informal, Spain) know-all
    Synonyms: sabelotodo, sabiondo, todólogo

Derived terms

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