tristeza

[ trih-stey-zuh ]

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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.

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

Dolores Tristeza held the parrot up so that she might see me.

Bring the guitar and I will see if it will quit me of this tristeza!

Sally, dear, another letter has come from Mexico, and Dolores Tristeza is on her way!

Por medio de esta operacin, las melanclicas voces de la flauta americana adquieren una resonancia y una tristeza imponderables.

The child, whom they named in their mournful fashion Dolores Tristeza—sorrows and sadness—was always the doctor's protegée.

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