gemela

/xeˈmela/ · B1 · noun · f

gemel

👭 From Latin gemellus, little twin, the same root as Gemini, the twins

Gemela is a female twin, and gemelo is the male form. English gemel, an old word for twin, comes from the same Latin gemellus. Gemini, the twins of the zodiac, shares the root gemini.

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