vejete

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See also: vějete

Serbo-Croatian

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Verb

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vejete (Cyrillic spelling вејете)

  1. second-person plural present of vejati

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From viejo +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /beˈxete/ [beˈxe.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: ve‧je‧te

Noun

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vejete m or f by sense (plural vejetes)

  1. elderly person
    • 1994, José Ángel Mañas, chapter V, in Historias del Kronen, Barcelona: Ediciones Destino, →ISBN, page 74:
      Cuando salgo, le pregunto al vejete si tienen teléfono: hay uno al lado de una máquina tragaperras.
      When I leave, I ask the old guy if they have a telephone. There's one next to the slot machine.
  2. codger
  3. (theater, stock character) old fool, a ridiculous old person

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