What does cunhado in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word cunhado in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cunhado in Portuguese.

The word cunhado in Portuguese means brother-in-law, brother-in-law, brother, wedged, minted, cunhado, cunhado, cunhado. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cunhado

brother-in-law

substantivo masculino (irmão de um dos cônjuges)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

brother-in-law

substantivo masculino (marido da irmã)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

brother

substantivo masculino (forma de tratamento) (form of address)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

wedged

adjetivo (que se cunhou)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

minted

adjetivo (que se transformou em moeda)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

cunhado

noun (spouse's male sibling)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Minha esposa e meu cunhado herdaram ambos os olhos azuis da mãe.
My wife and my brother-in-law have both inherited their mother's blue eyes.

cunhado

adjective (made into a coin)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)

cunhado

noun (sibling's husband)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Meu cunhado casou com minha irmã cinco anos atrás.
My brother-in-law married my sister five years ago.

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