tiempo del verano

Old Spanish

Etymology

A compound akin to English summertime, from Old Spanish tiempo (“time; season”) +‎ verano (“summer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtjempo del βeˈɾano/

Noun

tiempo del verano m (usually uncountable)

1. the summertime; summer
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 61v:

     ⁊ quando ſe ſecan en tiempo del uerano, fallan y eſtas piedras.

     And when [the cisterns] dry up in the summertime, the stones may be found inside.