Spanish Conversation · Level 138
44 words
Spanish word
sesentón
Pronunciation
IPA/sesenˈton/
Meaning
- masculine nounsomeone in their sixties
Example
Mi vecino es un sesentón.
My neighbor is someone in his sixties.
More examples
En el parque vimos a un sesentón paseando con su perro.
In the park we saw a sixty-something walking his dog.
Core concept
A sixty-something adult.
Common phrases
un sesentón jubilado
a retired sixty-something
grupo de sesentones
group of sixty-somethings
Similar words
persona de sesenta y tantos: Adult about sixty with no exact number stated, casual spoken expression.
sexagenario: Person in the sixties age group (60-69), formal neutral descriptor.
adulto mayor: Polite, courteous term for an older adult, used to show deference.
Definition in Spanish
Se usa para una persona de aproximadamente sesenta años.
Word origin
Spanish sesenta 'sixty' combines with the suffix -ón, an element that creates nouns denoting people by a trait, and the formal register uses sexagenario.
Usage tips
- Written with an acute accent on the final ó to mark stress, so sesenton without the accent is a frequent misspelling.
Other meanings
- sixty-somethingnoun
Opposites
- jovenyouthnoun
Related words
- sesentonasixty-something womannoun