Spanish Conversation · Level 84
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Spanish word
cuarentón
Pronunciation
IPA/kwaɾenˈton/
Meaning
- masculine nounman in his 40s
Example
Mi vecino es cuarentón.
My neighbor is in his 40s.
More examples
En la fiesta conocí a un cuarentón simpático.
At the party I met a friendly man in his forties.
Core concept
Person in their forties.
Common phrases
un cuarentón
a man in his forties
hombre cuarentón
man in his forties
Similar words
cuarentona: Woman in her 40s.
persona en los cuarenta: Person in their 40s.
persona de mediana edad: Person of middle age.
Definition in Spanish
Término coloquial que designa a una persona en la década de los cuarenta.
Word origin
From the Spanish numeral cuarenta "forty" and the suffix -ón, which turns the number into a noun referring to a person in that age decade.
Usage tips
- Written with an acute accent on the final o (cuarentón), which marks the stress and must be included in correct Spanish spelling.
Opposites
- jovenyoung personnoun
- treintañerothirty-somethingnoun
Related words
- cuarentafortynumber
- cuarentenaquarantinenoun
- cuarentonawoman in her fortiesadjective