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cunhado.

brother-in-law

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kũˈɲa.du/Brazil[kũˈj̃a.du]Brazil/kuˈɲa.du/Portugal[kuˈɲa.ðu]Portugal
  1. brother-in-law

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cunnado, from Latin cognātus. Doublet of cognato, a learned borrowing.

verb/kũˈɲa.du/Brazil[kũˈj̃a.du]Brazil/kuˈɲa.du/Portugal[kuˈɲa.ðu]Portugal
  1. past participle of cunhar

    form-of · participle · past
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