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What is the word for cousin in different languages?

Here are some words for "cousin" in different languages:

Romance Languages:

* Spanish: primo/a (male/female)

* Italian: cugino/a (male/female)

* French: cousin/cousine (male/female)

* Portuguese: primo/a (male/female)

* Romanian: văr/verișoară (male/female)

Germanic Languages:

* German: Cousin/Cousine (male/female)

* English: cousin (gender-neutral)

* Dutch: neef/nicht (male/female)

* Swedish: kusin/kusin (male/female)

* Danish: kusine/kusine (male/female)

Slavic Languages:

* Russian: двоюродный брат/двоюродная сестра (male/female)

* Polish: kuzyn/kuzynka (male/female)

* Czech: bratranec/bratranice (male/female)

* Ukrainian: двоюрідний брат/двоюрідна сестра (male/female)

Other Languages:

* Japanese: いとこ (itoko)

* Chinese: 堂兄/堂弟 (táng xiōng/táng dì) (male) 堂姐/堂妹 (táng jiě/táng mèi) (female)

* Korean: 사촌 (sachon)

* Arabic: ابن عم (ibn 'am) (male) ابنة عم (ibnat 'am) (female)

* Hindi: चचेरा भाई/चचेरी बहन (chachera bhai/chacheri bahen) (male/female)

This is just a small sampling of the many languages around the world. Please note that there may be different ways to express the concept of "cousin" depending on the specific relationship (e.g., first cousin, second cousin).

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