Masculine
Meaning

Opposite of
anciano, maduro, viejo
Synonyms

Frequency

A1
Hyphenated as
jo‧ven
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈxoben/
Etymology

In summary

From Latin iuvenis. First attested in 1251. Coromines calls it 'semi-learned' on account of the preservation of /e/, the expected development being *jovene > *jovne > *jone; also because it was quite rare until the seventeenth century, the general term until then having been mozo.

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