novio
[ naw-vyaw; English noh-vee-oh ]
noun,plural no·vios [naw-vyaws; English noh-vee-ohz]. /ˈnɔ vyɔs; English ˈnoʊ viˌoʊz/. Spanish.
a fiancé or bridegroom.
a boyfriend or sweetheart.
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How to use novio in a sentence
Old Pedro had told him that I had a novio—that was why he was angered at me.
The Wolf Cub | Patrick CaseyHe was a youth of the age of twenty, and the novio (intended) of the young lady in black.
The Pictureque Antiquities of Spain; | Nathaniel Armstrong WellsI asked whether she had a novio, or lover; and the question set her laughing immoderately.
The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia | William Somerset Maugham
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