tercera edad

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “third age”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teɾˌθeɾa eˈdad/ [t̪eɾˌθe.ɾa eˈð̞að̞] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /teɾˌseɾa eˈdad/ [t̪eɾˌse.ɾa eˈð̞að̞] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: ter‧ce‧ra e‧dad

Noun

tercera edad f (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) old age, retirement age

Further reading

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