novio

See also: nòvio

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *novius (“newly wed”), from Latin novus (“new”). Maybe related or influenced by the development of the Celtiberian: *novios. Compare with the Portuguese noivo, Catalan nuvi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnobjo/ [ˈno.β̞jo]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

Noun

novio m (plural novios, feminine novia, feminine plural novias)

1. boyfriend (romantic partner)

   Synonyms: enamorado, pareja, (Chile) pololo

2. fiancé
3. bridegroom, groom

Derived terms

• amigovio
• atrapanovios
• compuesto y sin novia
• noviazgo

Related terms

• nuevo
• novix

Descendants

• → Catalan: nòvio
• → Cebuano: nobyo
• → Tagalog: nobyo

Verb

novio

1. first-person singular present indicative of noviar

Further reading

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