vetustez

Spanish

Etymology

From vetusto + -ez.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /betusˈteθ/ [be.t̪usˈt̪eθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /betusˈtes/ [be.t̪usˈt̪es]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -eθ
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -es
  • Syllabification: ve‧tus‧tez

Noun

vetustez f (uncountable)

  1. great age, ancientness
    • 2017 April 2, “Transportes y comunicaciones: estado del arte (y XII)”, in El Nacional:
      Su vetustez y el pésimo estado de las vías hacen que Venezuela ocupe el cuarto lugar mundial por muertos en carretera x 1.
      Its age and the terrible conditions of the roads put Venezuela in fourth place worldwide in highway deaths.

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