tristeza

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese tristeza (“sadness”), referring to the devastation it caused in South America in the 1930s. === Noun === tristeza (uncountable) A damaging viral disease of citrus plants, caused by Closterovirus. == Galician == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tristeza, from Latin trīstitia. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: tris‧te‧za === Noun === tristeza f (plural tristezas) sadness melancholy Synonym: melancolía ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “tristeza”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “tristeza”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === tristêza (superseded) === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese tristeza, from Latin trīstitia. By surface analysis, triste +‎ -eza. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: tris‧te‧za === Noun === tristeza f (plural tristezas) (uncountable) sadness (state or emotion of being sad) Synonyms: abatimento, depressão, desânimo, melancolia Antonyms: alegria, contentamento, felicidade, júbilo, prazer, regozijo, satisfação sadness (event causing sadness) Synonyms: aborrecimento, desgosto, entristecimento, mágoa tristeza (plant disease) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “tristeza”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tristeza” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “tristeza”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “tristeza”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From triste +‎ -eza or from Latin trīstitia (“sadness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɾisˈteθa/ [t̪ɾisˈt̪e.θa] (Spain) IPA(key): /tɾisˈtesa/ [t̪ɾisˈt̪e.sa] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eθa (Spain) Rhymes: -esa (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: tris‧te‧za === Noun === tristeza f (plural tristezas) sadness, gloom, sorrow, gloominess, unhappiness, misery tristeza (plant disease) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “tristeza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025