No. 14,234 in Spanish
twin
The Spanish word for "twin" is "gemelo/a," meaning one of two siblings born at the same time.
In a sentence
Mi hermano y yo somos gemelos.
My brother and I are twins.
Here, 'gemelos' is used as a noun to describe siblings born at the same time.
Compré un par de camas gemelas para los niños.
I bought a pair of twin beds for the kids.
Here, 'gemelas' is an adjective modifying 'camas', describing beds of identical design and size.
El pueblo tenía un símbolo gemelo para cada región.
The town had a twin symbol for each region.
Here, 'gemelo' is used as an adjective to indicate that the symbols are identical or paired for regions.
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