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.
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