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pariente

relative, relation

noun pah-RYEN-teh Rare
People & Society Family

Origin: Latin parens, parentis 'parent, relative'

Usage Note

Pariente is a common-gender noun (el pariente / la pariente) meaning any blood or legal relative beyond the nuclear family. It is a classic false friend: it does NOT mean 'parent' — that is padre/madre or collectively los padres. The plural parientes covers relatives in general.

Examples

"Un pariente lejano los visitó."

Natural Translation

A distant relative visited them.

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