melgo

melgo

1. first-person singular present indicative of melgar

Inherited from Old Spanish emelgo, emielgo, from Vulgar Latin *gemellicus, from Latin gemellus, from geminus "twin, paired", (compare French jumeau, Italian gemello, Portuguese gêmeo, Romanian geamăn). See mielgo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmelɡo/ [ˈmel.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -elɡo
• Syllabification: mel‧go

melgo (feminine melga, masculine plural melgos, feminine plural melgas)

1. born during the same birthing, especially from a double birthing
2. twin (born to the same parents at the same time)

   Synonym: mellizo

3. equal

melgo

1. first-person singular present indicative of melgar

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