el
masculine
/maˈɾi.ðo/
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Translation
husband
Word origin
From Latin maritus ('husband, married man'). Related to mas, maris ('male').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- maritus
- English cognates
- marital, marry, marriage
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Examples
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Her husband arrived home late because of a work meeting.
María .
María's husband is a doctor at the central hospital.
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She has been married to her husband for twenty years and they are still happy.
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My husband and I met at university.
pedirle .
She called her husband to ask him to buy the bread.
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