parentesco
kinship; family relationship
Advanced Noun Masculine
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Pronunciation
/pɐɾẽˈtɛʃ.ku/
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Cultural Note
Portuguese law distinguishes between 'parentesco por consanguinidade' (blood kinship) and 'parentesco por afinidade' (kinship by marriage). In small Portuguese towns and villages, extensive webs of parentesco connect many families, and knowing your parentesco is important for social navigation. The expression 'não ter parentesco' means to be unrelated.
📝 Example Sentences
Qual é o grau de parentesco entre vocês?
What is the degree of kinship between you?
Descobrimos um parentesco distante com aquela família.
We discovered a distant kinship with that family.
O parentesco por afinidade vem do casamento.
Kinship by affinity comes from marriage.