juventud

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish iuuentut, from Latin iuventūtem, from iuvenis (“young”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xubenˈtud/
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  • Rhymes: -ud
  • Syllabification: ju‧ven‧tud

Noun

juventud f (plural juventudes)

  1. youth
    Synonym: (archaic) mancebez
    • 1905, Rubén Darío, “Cancion de otoño en primavera”, in Cantos de vida y esperanza:
      Juventud, divino tesoro
      ¡ya te vas para no volver!
      Youth, divine treasure,
      already you leave, not to return!
  2. a youth, young person
    Synonyms: joven, muchacho

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A Pascual (1983–1991) “juventud”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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