consuegro

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Latin cōnsocerum. Equivalent to con- +‎ suegro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈsweɡɾo/ [kõnˈswe.ɣ̞ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɡɾo
• Syllabification: con‧sue‧gro

Noun

consuegro m (plural consuegros, feminine consuegra, feminine plural consuegras)

1. co-father-in-law: the father of one spouse in relation to the parents of the other spouse: that is, the father-in-law of one's son or daughter; the father of one's son- or daughter-in-law

   Synonym: (colloquial) compadre

   Jesús Ortiz, el discreto consuegro del Rey: Periodista asturiano de 53 años, el padre de la futura princesa

   Jesús Ortiz, the discrete co-father-in-law of the King: 53-year-old Asturian journalist, the father of the future princess.

2. (in the plural) the relationship between people whose children marry each other; the parents of the bride vis-à-vis the parents of the groom

Related terms

• concuñado
• suegro

 

Further reading

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