tristeza
[ trih-stey-zuh ]
nounPlant Pathology.
a disease of certain citrus trees, characterized by yellowed leaves, wilting, and root destruction, caused by a virus.
Origin of tristeza
1First recorded in 1900–05; from Latin American Spanish: literally, “sadness,” from Latin trīstitia
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How to use tristeza in a sentence
Dolores tristeza held the parrot up so that she might see me.
Jane Journeys On | Ruth Comfort MitchellBring the guitar and I will see if it will quit me of this tristeza!
Unexplored Spain | Abel ChapmanSally, dear, another letter has come from Mexico, and Dolores tristeza is on her way!
Jane Journeys On | Ruth Comfort MitchellPor 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 NelsonThe 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
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