vieja

See also: viejä

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vetula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbjexa/ [ˈbje.xa]
• Rhymes: -exa
• Syllabification: vie‧ja

Noun

vieja f (plural viejas, masculine viejo, masculine plural viejos)

1. female equivalent of viejo
2. hag
3. wife, (spouse): little woman

Usage notes

• As with its masculine form, vieja may mean "a certain woman", also "a female sexual companion or partner", or "sweetheart, honey", but may have a derogative context, especially when applied to a woman unrelated to the man who says it, or when using a negative tone or said with sexual connotation.

Related terms

• cuento de viejas
• la cuenta de la vieja
• ropa vieja
• tener más miedo que siete viejas

 

Adjective

vieja

1. feminine singular of viejo

Further reading

• “viejo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014