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Spanish word
cooficial
Pronunciation
IPA/koofiˈθjal/
Meaning
- adjectiveco-official
Example
En algunas comunidades, el español y el catalán son cooficiales.
In some communities, Spanish and Catalan are co-official.
More examples
En la escuela muchos niños aprenden el idioma cooficial desde pequeños.
At school many children learn the co-official language from a young age.
Core concept
Two equal official seals stamped side by side on a municipal document.
Common phrases
idioma cooficial
co-official language
lengua cooficial
co-official language
Similar words
oficial: Formally recognized by government or public authorities for use in official procedures.
bilingüe: Used regularly by speakers or in a community so two languages function together in daily life.
Definition in Spanish
Describe a una lengua que, junto con otra, tiene valor legal para su uso en la administración, la enseñanza y actos públicos en una región; no cambia por el género.
Word origin
Formed from co- 'with' plus oficial (ultimately from Latin officium 'duty, office'), the term indicates a language holds official legal status alongside another.
Usage tips
- The adjective is invariant for gender (cooficial for both masculine and feminine) and pluralizes as cooficiales, and it refers to legal status rather than everyday use.
Opposites
- exclusivoexclusiveadjective
- privativoprivativeadjective
Related words
- cooficialidadco-officialitynoun
- cooficialmenteco-officiallyadverb