sosias

See also: sósias

Spanish

Alternative forms

sosia

Etymology

From the character Sosia in Titus Maccius Plautus' play Amphitryon.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsosjas/ [ˈso.sjas]
Rhymes: -osjas
Syllabification: so‧sias

Noun

sosias m (plural sosias)

double (a person resembling or standing for another)
Synonym: doble

Further reading

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

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