vieja
See also: viejä
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbjexa/ [ˈbje.xa]
- Rhymes: -exa
- Syllabification: vie‧ja
Noun
vieja f (plural viejas, masculine viejo, masculine plural viejos)
- female equivalent of viejo
- hag
- 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
Adjective
vieja
- feminine singular of viejo
Further reading
- “viejo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024