‖ novio|ˈnovjo| [Sp.] A boy friend, lover. 1920Chambers's Jrnl. June 359/1 She has a novio, a sweetheart.1929J. Langdon-Davies Dancing Catalans iii. 63 She had a ‘novio’, a bad young fisherman.1950G. Brenan Face of Spain xii. 249 They trip gaily along with their novio by their side.