cónyuge

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin coniugem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈkonʝuxe/ [ˈkõɲ.ɟ͡ʝu.xe]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈkonʃuxe/ [ˈkõnʲ.ʃu.xe]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈkonʒuxe/ [ˈkõnʲ.ʒu.xe]

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Rhymes: -onʝuxe
Syllabification: cón‧yu‧ge

Noun

cónyuge m or f by sense (plural cónyuges)

spouse, consort
Synonym: consorte

Related terms

conyugal
conyugicida
cónyugue (variant used in Argentina, Peru, Chile and some other countries in Latin America)

Further reading

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

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