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suegra.

mother-in-law (spouse's mother)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsweɡɾa/[ˈswe.ɣ̞ɾa]
  1. mother-in-law (spouse's mother)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish suegra (“mother-in-law”), from Late Latin socra, from Latin socrus, from Proto-Indo-European *sweḱrúh₂, whence German Schwieger/schwieger- and Russian Свекровь (Svekrovʹ).

noun/ˈsweɡɾa/[ˈswe.ɣ̞ɾa]
  1. one Salvadoran colón; the coin of that value

    El-Salvador · colloquial · feminine · historical
  2. heel, butt (of a loaf of bread)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish suegra (“mother-in-law”), from Late Latin socra, from Latin socrus, from Proto-Indo-European *sweḱrúh₂, whence German Schwieger/schwieger- and Russian Свекровь (Svekrovʹ).

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