novio

See also: nòvio

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnobjo/ [ˈno.β̞jo]
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -objo
Syllabification: no‧vio

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *novius (“newly wed”), related to Latin novus (“new”). Compare with the Portuguese noivo, Catalan nuvi.

Noun

novio m (plural novios, feminine novia, feminine plural novias)

boyfriend (romantic partner)
Synonyms: enamorado, pareja, (Chile) pololo
fiancé
bridegroom, groom

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

→ Catalan: nòvio
→ Cebuano: nobyo
→ Tagalog: nobyo

Verb

novio

first-person singular present indicative of noviar

Further reading

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

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