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Portuguese
Adjective
joven m or f (plural jovens)
- Obsolete spelling of jovem
Noun
joven m or f by sense (plural jovens)
- Obsolete spelling of jovem
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin iuvenis. First attested in 1251. Coromines calls it 'semi-learned' on account of the preservation of /e/, the expected development being *jovene > *jovne > *jone; also because it was quite rare until the seventeenth century, the general term until then having been mozo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxoben/
- Rhymes: -oben
- Syllabification: jo‧ven
Adjective
joven m or f (masculine and feminine plural jóvenes, superlative jovencísimo)
- young, youthful
- Synonym: juvenil
- Antonyms: anciano, maduro, viejo
Mis tías son jóvenes.- My aunts are young.
Noun
joven m or f by sense (plural jóvenes)
- youth, young person, youngster
- Synonyms: muchacho, muchacha
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