nuevo

See also: Nuevo and ñuevo

English

Etymology

From Spanish nuevo. Doublet of new.

Adjective

nuevo (not comparable)

1. New or novel, usually in reference to Latin American culture
   • 1990 July 16, David M. Gross, Sophfronia Scott, “Proceeding With Caution”, in Time‎^[1]:

     What young adults have managed to come up with is either nuevo hipster or ultra-nerd, but almost always a bland imitation of the past.

   • 2009 January 20, Susan Sampson, “Obama's a veggie lover, but he's no beetnik”, in Toronto Star‎^[2]:

     In Chicago, a favourite resto is Topolobampo, celebrity chef Rick Bayless's shrine to nuevo Mexican cuisine.

Related terms

• nuevo sol

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin novus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnwebo/
• Rhymes: -ebo
• Syllabification: nue‧vo

Adjective

nuevo (feminine nueva, masculine plural nuevos, feminine plural nuevas)

1. new

References

• “nuevo”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnwebo/, [ˈnwe.β̞o]

Adjective

nuevo

1. neuter of nuevu

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin novus, from Proto-Italic *nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnwebo/ [ˈnwe.β̞o]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ebo
• Syllabification: nue‧vo

Adjective

nuevo (feminine nueva, masculine plural nuevos, feminine plural nuevas, superlative novísimo or nuevísimo)

1. new
2. brand new, all-new
3. fresh

   un nuevo comienzo ― a fresh start

Antonyms

• viejo

Derived terms

• borrón y cuenta nueva
• como nuevo
• de nuevo
• luna nueva
• nueva canción
• Nueva España
• nueva normalidad
• nuevamente
• Nuevo Mundo
• nuevo rico
• Nuevo Testamento
• perro viejo no aprende trucos nuevos
• qué hay de nuevo

 

Related terms

• innovar
• novato
• novedad
• novel
• novela
• noviazgo
• novicio
• novillo
• novio
• nueva
• renovar

 

Further reading

• “nuevo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28