tristeza

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

tristeza (uncountable)

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

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

tristeza f (uncountable)

1. sadness
2. melancholy

• triste
• tristeiro

• tristêza (superseded)

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

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

tristeza f (plural tristezas)

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

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

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

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

• Rhymes: -eθa

tristeza f (plural tristezas)

1. sadness
2. tristeza (plant disease)

• triste (adjective)