tristeza
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tristeza
First recorded in 1900–05; from Latin American Spanish: literally, “sadness,” from Latin trīstitia
Example Sentences
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In the 1950s, another terminal disease called quick decline — also known as la tristeza, or “the sadness” — prompted farmers to bulldoze thousands of acres of orchards to make way for tract housing.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024
Georgina Centeno, gineco-obstetra que trabajó en Ciudad de México antes de llegar a Salinas, dijo que ha tenido pacientes que se abren sobre preocupaciones íntimas de salud e incluso tristeza durante la primera cita.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2023
Pero dos de sus abuelas murieron de covid durante el punto álgido de la pandemia, de modo que la familia quedó sumida en la tristeza.
From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2022
En el liviano y candoroso canto veo la tristeza pasar donde ...
From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2012
Bring the guitar and I will see if it will quit me of this tristeza!
From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.
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