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viuda.

widow

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbjuda/[ˈbju.ð̞a]
  1. widow

    feminine
  2. dowager

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish viuda, vibda, bibda, biuda, from Latin vidua, following metathesis. The Spanish word may have had some later influence from the Latin in the Middle Ages; compare the strictly popular Old Spanish form viuva, which is the form also found in Portuguese and Old Catalan, deriving from a Latin *viduva.

adj/ˈbjuda/[ˈbju.ð̞a]
  1. feminine singular of viudo

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish viuda, vibda, bibda, biuda, from Latin vidua, following metathesis. The Spanish word may have had some later influence from the Latin in the Middle Ages; compare the strictly popular Old Spanish form viuva, which is the form also found in Portuguese and Old Catalan, deriving from a Latin *viduva.

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