cuñado

/kuˈɲado/ · B1 · noun · m

brother-in-law

cuñado — brother-in-law

💍 From Latin cognatus, kin: the same root as English cognate

A cuñado is kin you get by marriage (💍). In Spain the word also means the know-it-all relative who lectures everyone at Christmas dinner, which is where the know-all sense comes from.

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