cuñada

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish cuñada (“sister-in-law”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: cu‧ña‧da

Noun

cuñada

1. sister-in-law

   Coordinate term: cuñao

Galician

Alternative forms

• cunhada (Reintegrationist)

Etymology

Feminine of cuñado.

Noun

cuñada f (plural cuñadas)

1. sister-in-law

Related terms

• cuñado

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈɲada/ [kuˈɲa.ð̞a]

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• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: cu‧ña‧da

Etymology 1

Feminine of cuñado.

Noun

cuñada f (plural cuñadas, masculine cuñado, masculine plural cuñados)

1. female equivalent of cuñado, sister-in-law

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

cuñada f sg

1. feminine singular of cuñado

Further reading

• “cuñado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025