mielgo

From Old Spanish emielgo, emelgo, from Vulgar Latin *gemellicus, from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus (“twin”). Compare Asturian xemelgu, ximielgu, Galician xemelgo, Logudorese Sardinian ameddiga[1].

• IPA^(key): /ˈmjelɡo/, [ˈmjelɣo]

mielgo (feminine singular mielga, masculine plural mielgos, feminine plural mielgas)

1. (rare) twin

   Synonyms: gemelo, mellizo

• melgo
• mellizo

• “mielgo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.