What does novio in Spanish mean?

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

The word novio in Spanish means boyfriend, groom, bridegroom, bride and groom, be left high and dry, groom's suit. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word novio

boyfriend

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (pareja, enamorado) (male)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi novio me invitó a cenar para festejar el día de san Valentín.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Pedro is bringing his fiancée to the reunion to meet his extended family for the first time.

groom, bridegroom

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (pareja de la boda) (wedding, man)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es tradicional que el novio espere en el altar a la novia.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Brides normally wear a white dress and a veil on their wedding day.

bride and groom

nombre masculino plural (pareja en boda) (collectively)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
El día de la boda, los novios estaban espectaculares.
The bride and groom looked fantastic on their wedding day.

be left high and dry

expresión (coloquial (esperar en vano)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le prometieron trabajo pero se quedó compuesto y sin novio.

groom's suit

(vestido de matrimonio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El día de su matrimonio, Marcos se veía muy apuesto en su traje de novio.
On the day of their marriage, Marcos looked very handsome in his groom's suit.

Let's learn Spanish

So now that you know more about the meaning of novio in Spanish, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in Spanish.

Do you know about Spanish

Spanish (español), also known as Castilla, is a language of the Iberian-Romance group of the Romance languages, and the 4th most common language in the world according to Some sources, while others list it as a 2nd or 3rd most common language. It is the mother tongue of about 352 million people, and is spoken by 417 million people when adding its speakers as a language. sub (estimated in 1999). Spanish and Portuguese have very similar grammar and vocabulary; The number of similar vocabulary of these two languages is up to 89%. Spanish is the primary language of 20 countries around the world. It is estimated that the total number of speakers of Spanish is between 470 and 500 million, making it the second most widely spoken language in the world by number of native speakers.