tristeza

See also: tristêza

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese tristeza (“sadness”), referring to the devastation it caused in South America in the 1930s.

Noun

tristeza (uncountable)

1. A damaging viral disease of citrus plants, caused by Closterovirus.

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese tristeza, from Latin trīstitia (“sadness”).

Noun

tristeza f (uncountable)

1. sadness
2. melancholy

Related terms

• triste
• tristeiro

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tristêza (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese tristeza, from Latin trīstitia (“sadness”), from trīstis (“sad”), from Proto-Indo-European *tréystis (“in a bad mood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾiʃ.ˈte.zɐ/
• IPA^(key): /tɾis.ˈte.zɐ/, /tɾiʃ.ˈte.zɐ/
• Hyphenation: tris‧te‧za

Noun

tristeza f (plural s)

1. (uncountable) sadness (state or emotion of being sad)
2. sadness (event causing sadness)
3. tristeza (plant disease)

Synonyms

• (state or emotion of being sad): abatimento, depressão, desânimo, melancolia
• (event causing sadness): aborrecimento, desgosto, entristecimento, mágoa

Antonyms

• (state or emotion of being sad): alegria, contentamento, felicidade, júbilo, prazer, regozijo, satisfação

Related terms

• entristecedor
• entristecente
• entristecer
• entristecidamente

• entristecido
• entristecimento
• triste
• tristonho

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Spanish

Etymology

From triste +‎ -eza or from Latin trīstitia (“sadness”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eθa

Noun

tristeza f (plural tristezas)

1. sadness
2. tristeza (plant disease)

Related terms

• triste (adjective)