"viejo" meaning in Spanish

See viejo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbjexo/, [ˈbje.xo] Forms: vieja [feminine], viejos [masculine, plural], viejas [feminine, plural], viejísimo [superlative]
Rhymes: -exo Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish vieio, from Late Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus. Compare Leonese vieyo, Aragonese viello and Galician vello. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|vieio|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish vieio, {{inh+|es|osp|vieio}} Inherited from Old Spanish vieio, {{inh|es|LL.|veclus}} Late Latin veclus, {{inh|es|la|vetulus}} Latin vetulus, {{cog|roa-leo|vieyo}} Leonese vieyo, {{cog|an|viello}} Aragonese viello, {{cog|gl|vello}} Galician vello Head templates: {{es-adj|sup=viejísimo}} viejo (feminine vieja, masculine plural viejos, feminine plural viejas, superlative viejísimo)
  1. old (having existed for a long time) Categories (topical): Age, Family members Synonyms: antiguo, añejo
    Sense id: en-viejo-es-adj-OowJaZox Disambiguation of Age: 57 10 10 5 3 3 1 1 10 Disambiguation of Family members: 23 22 2 3 5 3 7 13 22 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms of address Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 12 24 2 7 4 3 10 16 23 Disambiguation of Spanish terms of address: 15 21 1 2 6 4 10 17 24
  2. old (having lived for many years) Categories (topical): Family members Synonyms: anciano, mayor
    Sense id: en-viejo-es-adj-arh8nrHm Disambiguation of Family members: 23 22 2 3 5 3 7 13 22 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms of address Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 12 24 2 7 4 3 10 16 23 Disambiguation of Spanish terms of address: 15 21 1 2 6 4 10 17 24
  3. (before the noun) old (former, previous) Synonyms: anterior, antiguo
    Sense id: en-viejo-es-adj-axPQ0Ci1
  4. stale (no longer novel or interesting)
    Sense id: en-viejo-es-adj-e9uKj~xo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: /ˈbjexo/, [ˈbje.xo] Forms: viejos [plural], vieja [feminine], viejas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -exo Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish vieio, from Late Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus. Compare Leonese vieyo, Aragonese viello and Galician vello. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|vieio|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish vieio, {{inh+|es|osp|vieio}} Inherited from Old Spanish vieio, {{inh|es|LL.|veclus}} Late Latin veclus, {{inh|es|la|vetulus}} Latin vetulus, {{cog|roa-leo|vieyo}} Leonese vieyo, {{cog|an|viello}} Aragonese viello, {{cog|gl|vello}} Galician vello Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} viejo m (plural viejos, feminine vieja, feminine plural viejas)
  1. an old person Tags: masculine Synonyms: anciano, adulto mayor
    Sense id: en-viejo-es-noun-h-1piPV9
  2. (slang) old man (one's father) Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-viejo-es-noun-jCe0H6KF
  3. (Mexico) a certain guy or man, especially adult or almost Tags: Mexico, masculine
    Sense id: en-viejo-es-noun-ITxGuyUd Categories (other): Mexican Spanish
  4. (Mexico) sweetheart, honey (substitute for a male name) Tags: Mexico, masculine Categories (topical): Family members
    Sense id: en-viejo-es-noun-KIRyWUno Disambiguation of Family members: 23 22 2 3 5 3 7 13 22 Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms of address Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 12 24 2 7 4 3 10 16 23 Disambiguation of Spanish terms of address: 15 21 1 2 6 4 10 17 24
  5. (Mexico) a male sexual companion or partner, occasional or stable; husband Tags: Mexico, masculine Categories (topical): Family members
    Sense id: en-viejo-es-noun-~nvGEWq~ Disambiguation of Family members: 23 22 2 3 5 3 7 13 22 Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms of address Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 12 24 2 7 4 3 10 16 23 Disambiguation of Spanish terms of address: 15 21 1 2 6 4 10 17 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mataviejos

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "good old-fashioned",
      "word": "a la vieja usanza"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "buey viejo surco derecho"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cabeza del viejo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Cumbre Vieja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "de viejo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "indio viejo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "más viejo que Carracuca"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "más viejo que Cascorro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "más viejo que la tana"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "más viejo que la tos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "más viejo que mear de pie"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "perro viejo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "por los viejos tiempos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ropa vieja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vieja escuela"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "viejo de monte"
    }
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      "expansion": "Old Spanish vieio",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
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        "3": "veclus"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin veclus",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "vetulus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin vetulus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "roa-leo",
        "2": "vieyo"
      },
      "expansion": "Leonese vieyo",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "an",
        "2": "viello"
      },
      "expansion": "Aragonese viello",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "vello"
      },
      "expansion": "Galician vello",
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    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vieja",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viejos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viejas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viejísimo",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      "name": "es-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "vie‧jo"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "envejecer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ropa vieja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vejecer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vejedad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vejera"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vejestorio"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vejez"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "veterano"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "viejecito"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "viejera"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "viejujo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "viejuno"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nuevo"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 24 2 7 4 3 10 16 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 21 1 2 6 4 10 17 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish terms of address",
          "parents": [
            "Terms of address",
            "Terms by usage"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "57 10 10 5 3 3 1 1 10",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Age",
          "orig": "es:Age",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "Time",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 22 2 3 5 3 7 13 22",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Family members",
          "orig": "es:Family members",
          "parents": [
            "Family",
            "People",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He gets out of the chair, looks on the shelf for an old record, made of plastic, and he puts it in the radiogram. \"A little music,\" he says.",
          "ref": "2012, Jorge Accame, Forastero, SUDAMERICANA, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Se levanta del sillón, busca en un estante un disco viejo, de pasta, y lo pone en el combinado. —Un poco de música —dice.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old (having existed for a long time)"
      ],
      "id": "en-viejo-es-adj-OowJaZox",
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "antiguo"
        },
        {
          "word": "añejo"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "joven"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 24 2 7 4 3 10 16 23",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 22 2 3 5 3 7 13 22",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Family members",
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          "parents": [
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            "People",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "My grandfather is old.",
          "text": "Mi abuelo es viejo.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "There's also an old professor who has grown wise as a result of living a long time and listening to and telling stories.",
          "ref": "2014, Victor Muñoz, La noche del 9 de febrero, Punto de Lectura, →ISBN:",
          "text": "También hay un profesor viejo que se ha vuelto sabio a raíz de vivir mucho tiempo y de escuchar y contar historias.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old (having lived for many years)"
      ],
      "id": "en-viejo-es-adj-arh8nrHm",
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "anciano"
        },
        {
          "word": "mayor"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "If you remain in your old surroundings, your old habits will be much more difficult to change.",
          "ref": "2016, Leo Babauta, El gran libro de los hábitos zen, Mestas Ediciones, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Si permaneces en tu antiguo entorno, tus viejos hábitos serán mucho más difíciles de cambiar.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old (former, previous)"
      ],
      "id": "en-viejo-es-adj-axPQ0Ci1",
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(before the noun) old (former, previous)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "before the noun"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "anterior"
        },
        {
          "word": "antiguo"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "stale (no longer novel or interesting)"
      ],
      "id": "en-viejo-es-adj-e9uKj~xo",
      "links": [
        [
          "stale",
          "stale"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbjexo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbje.xo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-exo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "viejo"
}

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mataviejos"
    }
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      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "vetulus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin vetulus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "roa-leo",
        "2": "vieyo"
      },
      "expansion": "Leonese vieyo",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "an",
        "2": "viello"
      },
      "expansion": "Aragonese viello",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "2": "vello"
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      "expansion": "Galician vello",
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old Spanish vieio, from Late Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus. Compare Leonese vieyo, Aragonese viello and Galician vello.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "viejos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vieja",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viejas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "vie‧jo"
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  "lang": "Spanish",
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "an old person"
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        {
          "word": "anciano"
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        {
          "word": "adulto mayor"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "My old man is a guy who can go into any place and change the atmosphere.",
          "ref": "2000, Eduardo Bakchellian, El error de ser argentino, Editorial Galerna, →ISBN, page 75:",
          "text": "Mi viejo es un tipo que entra en cualquier sitio y modifica la atmósfera.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old man (one's father)"
      ],
      "id": "en-viejo-es-noun-jCe0H6KF",
      "links": [
        [
          "old man",
          "old man"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) old man (one's father)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mexican Spanish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I like the guy with moustache.",
          "text": "Me gusta el viejo de bigote.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The most delicious tacos are those sold by the guy with black shirt.",
          "text": "Los tacos más ricos son los del viejo de camisa negra.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I do not want impolite, discourteous men in my party.",
          "text": "No quiero viejos groseros en mi fiesta.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a certain guy or man, especially adult or almost"
      ],
      "id": "en-viejo-es-noun-ITxGuyUd",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Mexico) a certain guy or man, especially adult or almost"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mexico",
        "masculine"
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    },
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I'm back, dear.",
          "text": "Ya regresé, viejo.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sweetheart, honey (substitute for a male name)"
      ],
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        [
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        [
          "honey",
          "honey"
        ],
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          "substitute",
          "substitute"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Mexico) sweetheart, honey (substitute for a male name)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mexico",
        "masculine"
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    },
    {
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        {
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          "_dis": "12 24 2 7 4 3 10 16 23",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 21 1 2 6 4 10 17 24",
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          "name": "Spanish terms of address",
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            "Terms of address",
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 22 2 3 5 3 7 13 22",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "es",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male sexual companion or partner, occasional or stable; husband"
      ],
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      "ipa": "[ˈbje.xo]"
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      "word": "a la vieja usanza"
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      "word": "buey viejo surco derecho"
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      "word": "cabeza del viejo"
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      "word": "Cumbre Vieja"
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      "word": "de viejo"
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      "word": "indio viejo"
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      "word": "más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo"
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      "word": "más viejo que Carracuca"
    },
    {
      "word": "más viejo que Cascorro"
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    {
      "word": "más viejo que la tana"
    },
    {
      "word": "más viejo que la tos"
    },
    {
      "word": "más viejo que mear de pie"
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    {
      "word": "perro viejo"
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    {
      "word": "por los viejos tiempos"
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      "word": "ropa vieja"
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      "word": "ropa vieja"
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      "word": "vejecer"
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      "word": "vejedad"
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    {
      "word": "vejera"
    },
    {
      "word": "vejestorio"
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    {
      "word": "vejez"
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      "word": "veterano"
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      "word": "viejecito"
    },
    {
      "word": "viejera"
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      "word": "viejujo"
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          "word": "nuevo"
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          "english": "He gets out of the chair, looks on the shelf for an old record, made of plastic, and he puts it in the radiogram. \"A little music,\" he says.",
          "ref": "2012, Jorge Accame, Forastero, SUDAMERICANA, →ISBN:",
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          "word": "joven"
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          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "There's also an old professor who has grown wise as a result of living a long time and listening to and telling stories.",
          "ref": "2014, Victor Muñoz, La noche del 9 de febrero, Punto de Lectura, →ISBN:",
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          "word": "mayor"
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        {
          "english": "If you remain in your old surroundings, your old habits will be much more difficult to change.",
          "ref": "2016, Leo Babauta, El gran libro de los hábitos zen, Mestas Ediciones, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Si permaneces en tu antiguo entorno, tus viejos hábitos serán mucho más difíciles de cambiar.",
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      "glosses": [
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      "ipa": "[ˈbje.xo]"
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      "form": "vieja",
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      "form": "viejas",
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        "an old person"
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        {
          "word": "anciano"
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        {
          "word": "adulto mayor"
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        {
          "english": "My old man is a guy who can go into any place and change the atmosphere.",
          "ref": "2000, Eduardo Bakchellian, El error de ser argentino, Editorial Galerna, →ISBN, page 75:",
          "text": "Mi viejo es un tipo que entra en cualquier sitio y modifica la atmósfera.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old man (one's father)"
      ],
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        "(slang) old man (one's father)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ]
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        {
          "english": "I like the guy with moustache.",
          "text": "Me gusta el viejo de bigote.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "The most delicious tacos are those sold by the guy with black shirt.",
          "text": "Los tacos más ricos son los del viejo de camisa negra.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I do not want impolite, discourteous men in my party.",
          "text": "No quiero viejos groseros en mi fiesta.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a certain guy or man, especially adult or almost"
      ],
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        "(Mexico) a certain guy or man, especially adult or almost"
      ],
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        "Mexico",
        "masculine"
      ]
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          "english": "I'm back, dear.",
          "text": "Ya regresé, viejo.",
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        }
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        "sweetheart, honey (substitute for a male name)"
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        "(Mexico) sweetheart, honey (substitute for a male name)"
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        "masculine"
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        "a male sexual companion or partner, occasional or stable; husband"
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        "(Mexico) a male sexual companion or partner, occasional or stable; husband"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mexico",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbjexo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbje.xo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-exo"
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}

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