tristeza

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tristeza

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Borrowed from Portuguese tristeza (“sadness”), referring to the devastation it caused in South America in the 1930s.

noun

uncountable A damaging viral disease of citrus plants, caused by Closterovirus.

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"tristeza." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tristeza. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tristeza. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tristeza

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"tristeza." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tristeza.

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@misc{tristeza_2026,
  title = {tristeza},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tristeza},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}