tristeza

[ trih-stey-zuh ]

/ trɪˈsteɪ zə /

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noun Plant Pathology.

a disease of certain citrus trees, characterized by yellowed leaves, wilting, and root destruction, caused by a virus.

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Origin of tristeza

First recorded in 1900–05; from Latin American Spanish: literally, “sadness,” from Latin trīstitia

Words nearby tristeza

Tristan da Cunha, Tristan und Isolde, tri-state, triste, tristearin, tristeza, tristful, tristich, tristichous, tristimulus values, Tristram

How to use tristeza in a sentence

Dolores Tristeza held the parrot up so that she might see me.
Jane Journeys On|Ruth Comfort Mitchell
Bring the guitar and I will see if it will quit me of this tristeza!
Unexplored Spain|Abel Chapman
Sally, dear, another letter has come from Mexico, and Dolores Tristeza is on her way!
Jane Journeys On|Ruth Comfort Mitchell
Por medio de esta operacin, las melanclicas voces de la flauta americana adquieren una resonancia y una tristeza imponderables.
Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader|Ernesto Nelson

The child, whom they named in their mournful fashion Dolores Tristeza—sorrows and sadness—was always the doctor's protegée.
Jane Journeys On|Ruth Comfort Mitchell