Cuban Commerce
By Evana Huffman
Relationship |
Female |
Male |
Cousin (cross or parallel) |
Prima |
Primo |
Niece or Nephew |
Sobrina |
Sobrino |
Sibling (younger) |
Hermanita |
Hermanito |
Spouse's parents |
Suegra |
Suegro |
Child |
Hija |
Hijo |
Child's spouse |
Nuera |
Nuero |
Grandchild |
Nieta |
Nieto |
Half sibling |
Media Hermana |
Media Hermano |
Step-parent |
Madrasta |
Padrastro |
Step-child |
Hijastra |
Hijastro |
Step-sibling |
Hermana Postiza |
Hermano Postiza |
The Cuban culture does not make a distinction between the father's and
mother's relatives or between cross and parallel cousins. The only difference between the female and male versions is that the female version ends in "a" and the male version ends in "o". The Cuban kinship uses the Inuit kinship terminology system.
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