pareja
/paˈɾexa/ · A2 · noun · f
couple
👫 pareja = par (pair) + -eja: a pair made into a noun; cousin of English pair
From Spanish par (pair, equal), from Latin par, the same root as English pair, par and peer. Two equals matched up make a pareja: a couple, or one partner of it. Say pa-RE-ha: the j is a throaty h.