lozanía

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Spanish

Etymology

lozano (lush, verdant (of plants); healthy (of people)) +‎ -ía (-ness, -ity, suffix denoting a quality)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /loθaˈnia/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /losaˈnia/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: lo‧za‧ní‧a

Noun

lozanía f (plural lozanías)

  1. lushness, verdancy (of plants)
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 272:
      Para que los naranjos marchitos reverdezcan y cobren su antigua lozanía, es bueno enterrar al pie de ellos el cadáver de un perro, o, mejor, de un gato.
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  2. healthiness, healthfulness
    • 2016 October 27, “Sangre, desechos y otros métodos atípicos: así conservan estos famosos su juventud”, in elsalvador.com:
      Al parecer Beckham habría descubierto el producto en uno de sus viajes a Japón en el que se quedó cautivada con la lozanía de la piel de las mujeres de ese país, y según lo que ella investigó, el secreto está en el excremento de este pájaro.
      Beckham seemingly discovered the product in one of her travels to Japan, where she was captivated by the healthiness of the skin of the women of that country; and, according to her research, the secret lies in this bird's excrement.

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