pareja

See also: pāreja and Pareja

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrejɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝re̞jɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrejɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pa‧re‧ja
• Hyphenation^(key): pa‧re‧ja

Noun

pareja

1. partitive plural of pari

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin pār

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Proto-Italic *-kelos

Late Latin -culus

Late Latin pāriculus

Late Latin *pāricula

Spanish pareja

Substantivization of the feminine of Late Latin pāriculus, diminutive of Latin pār. Compare Portuguese parelha, Catalan parella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈɾexa/ [paˈɾe.xa]

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• Rhymes: -exa
• Syllabification: pa‧re‧ja

Noun

pareja f (plural parejas)

1. (of people) couple, pair
2. partner (spouse)

   Coordinate terms: novio, novia, esposo, esposa, marido

Derived terms

• correr parejas
• doble pareja
• emparejar
• en parejas
• pareja de hecho

Related terms

• par
• parejo

Descendants

• → Greek: παρέα f (paréa, “fellowship, company”)
• → Cebuano: pareha (“similar”)

Adjective

pareja f

1. feminine singular of parejo

Further reading

• “parejo”, 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