tristeza

[ trih-stey-zuh ]

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

Origin of tristeza

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First 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 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.

  • 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