vieja
See also: viejä
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbjexa/ [ˈbje.xa]
- Rhymes: -exa
- Syllabification: vie‧ja
Noun
vieja f (plural viejas, masculine viejo, masculine plural viejos)
- female equivalent of viejo
- hag
- wife, (spouse): little woman
Usage notes
- As with its masculine form, vieja may mean "a certain woman", also "a female sexual companion or partner", or "sweetheart, honey", but may have a derogative context, especially when applied to a woman unrelated to the man who says it, or when using a negative tone or said with sexual connotation.
Further reading
- “viejo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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