novio
/ˈnəʊvɪəʊ/ /ˈnɒvɪəʊ/noun
In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries and amongst Hispanic Americans: a boyfriend, a fiancé; a male lover.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Southern Literary Messenger. From Spanish novio, perhaps from an unattested post-classical Latin derivative of classical Latin novus. Compare Portuguese noivo, Catalan nuvi, Old Occitan novio.
- overhydration
- overhype
- overidentification
- overidentify
- Overijssel
- overinclusion
- overinclusive
- overindulge
- overindulgence
- over-indulgency
- overindulgent
- over-inflate
- overinflated
- overinflation
- over-influence
- over-inform
- over-informed
- over-inhibited
- over-inhibition
- overinsurance
- over-insure
- overinsured
- over-intellectual
- over-intellectualization
- over-intellectualize