suegra
Asturian
Etymology
From Late Latin socra, from Latin socrus.
Noun
suegra f (plural suegres)
- mother-in-law
- La mi suegra ye la mairi'l mio maríu ― My mother-in-law is the mother of my husband
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin socra, from Latin socrus, from Proto-Indo-European *sweḱrúh₂, whence German Schwieger/schwieger-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsweɡɾa/ [ˈswe.ɣ̞ɾa]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -eɡɾa
- Syllabification: sue‧gra
Noun
suegra f (plural suegras, masculine suegro, masculine plural suegros)
- mother-in-law (spouse's mother)
- (El Salvador, historical, colloquial) one Salvadoran colón; the coin of that value
Derived terms
Further reading
- “suegro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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