novio

From Vulgar Latin *novius (“newly wed”), from Latin novus (“new”). Compare with the Portuguese noivo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnobjo/, [ˈnoβjo]

novio m (plural novios, feminine novia, feminine plural novias)

1. boyfriend; fiancé; romantic partner
2. (wedding) groom

The noun novio is like several other Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.

• amigovio
• noviazgo

• nuevo

• → Tagalog: nobyo

• “novio” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.