noviazgo

From novio(a) +‎ -azgo.

• IPA^(key): /noˈbjaθɡo/ [noˈβ̞jaθ̬.ɣ̞o] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /noˈbjasɡo/ [noˈβ̞jaz.ɣ̞o] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθɡo (Spain)
• Rhymes: -asɡo (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: no‧viaz‧go

noviazgo m (plural noviazgos)

1. a relationship with a boyfriend or girlfriend (can be same-sex)

   Mi noviazgo con ella duró muy poco.

   My relationship with her lasted very little.

2. engagement, betrothal (period of time when marriage is planned or promised)
3. relationship (the time when a couple is together)

• “noviazgo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024