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tristeza
[ trih-stey-zuh ]
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of tristeza1
First recorded in 1900–05; from Latin American Spanish: literally, “sadness,” from Latin trīstitia
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Example Sentences
Dolores Tristeza held the parrot up so that she might see me.
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Bring the guitar and I will see if it will quit me of this tristeza!
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Sally, dear, another letter has come from Mexico, and Dolores Tristeza is on her way!
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Por medio de esta operacin, las melanclicas voces de la flauta americana adquieren una resonancia y una tristeza imponderables.
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The child, whom they named in their mournful fashion Dolores Tristeza—sorrows and sadness—was always the doctor's protegée.
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