juventud

/xubenˈtud/ · B1 · noun · f

young person

🧒 Sounds like juvenile: both come from Latin juventus, youth

Juventud comes from Latin juventus, from juvenis (young), the same root as English juvenile and rejuvenate. Spanish nouns ending in -tud are feminine, as in la juventud, la virtud and la salud.

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