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Do both of these words refer only to identical twins? Is there a word for fraternal twin?

  • Posted Jan 18, 2010
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Mellizo is a twin and gemelo is identical twin.

  • OK, so you only use the word mellizo when referring to fraternal twins? - PaquitaG Jan 18, 2010 flag
  • Yes that's right, - kenwilliams Jan 18, 2010 flag
  • I don't think that this is universally agreed upon, but I use this way as well. - Gekkosan Jan 28, 2011 flag
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I'm glad someone asked this. I was watching Las tres mellizas, and I looked up the word "melliza" on here, and it gave the definition for sausage. I was like, why are they calling the themselves sausages?

  • How funny. The correct word for 3 female twins is Trillizas (without the word 3). Mellizas applies to only two. - gone Jan 28, 2011 flag
  • Hola: Trillizas es "triplets". - LuisaGomezBa Jan 28, 2011 flag
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