Neruda

[ne-roo-thah, nuh-roo-duh]

noun

1. Pablo Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto, 1904–73, Chilean poet and diplomat: Nobel Prize in literature 1971.

Neruda

/ neˈruða /

noun

1. Pablo (ˈpaβlo), real name Neftali Ricardo Reyes. 1904–73, Chilean poet. His works include Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada (1924) and Canto general (1950), an epic history of the Americas: Nobel prize for literature 1971

Example Sentences

Mexico City mayoral candidate Santiago Taboada quoted the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda on social media recently: “They can cut all the flowers, but they can’t stop the spring.”

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And though he no longer calls me at work to recite Neruda, the dude and I still enjoy a margarita together every now and then.

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The long-stated official position has been that Neruda died of complications from prostate cancer, but his driver argued for decades that he was poisoned.

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The opening ceremony also celebrated two of the country’s most famous poets, Pablo Neruda and Gabriela Mistral.

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In response to his claim, Neruda's remains were exhumed in 2013 and subjected to forensic tests.

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