sosias

See also: sósias

Spanish

Alternative forms

• sosia

Etymology

From the character Sosia in Titus Maccius Plautus' play Amphitryon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsosjas/ [ˈso.sjas]
• Rhymes: -osjas
• Syllabification: so‧sias

Noun

sosias m (plural sosias)

1. double (a person resembling or standing for another)

   Synonym: doble

Further reading

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