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pareja

couple

noun pah-REH-hah Less Common

Also means

partner

Usage Note

Pareja means both the couple as a unit (una pareja feliz, a happy couple) and one's individual partner (mi pareja, my partner) — making it gender-neutral and relationship-neutral in a way that novio/a or esposo/a are not. It also means any matched pair (una pareja de calcetines, a pair of socks).

Examples

"Mi pareja y yo viajamos juntos cada verano."

Natural Translation

My partner and I travel together every summer.

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