viejo
/ˈbjexo/ · A1 · adj
old
👴 viejo ~ vintage + veteran: all from Latin vetus, old
From Latin vetulus, a diminutive of vetus (old), the same root behind English veteran and inveterate. The Latin t-l cluster became Spanish j, as in oculus > ojo. Sound cue: BYEH-ho, like a wheezy old byeh-ho.