jumeau

French

Etymology

From Old French jumel, gemel (cf. also the less often used French dialectal form gémeau, as well as Gémeaux), from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus. Compare Italian gemello, Portuguese gêmeo, Romanian geamăn, Spanish gemelo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒy.mo/
  • (file)

Noun

jumeau m (plural jumeaux, feminine jumelle)

  1. twin

Derived terms

  • vrai jumeau

See also

Further reading

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