suegra

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From Late Latin socra, from Latin socrus.

Noun

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suegra f (plural suegres)

  1. mother-in-law
    La mi suegra ye la mairi'l mio maríuMy mother-in-law is the mother of my husband
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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin socra, from Latin socrus, from Proto-Indo-European *sweḱrúh₂, whence German Schwieger/schwieger-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsweɡɾa/ [ˈswe.ɣ̞ɾa]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɡɾa
  • Syllabification: sue‧gra

Noun

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suegra f (plural suegras, masculine suegro, masculine plural suegros)

  1. mother-in-law (spouse's mother)
  2. (El Salvador, historical, colloquial) one Salvadoran colón; the coin of that value
  3. heel, butt (of a loaf of bread)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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