vusted

Spanish

Etymology

From vuestra (“your”) + merced (“grace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /busˈted/ [busˈt̪eð̞]
• Rhymes: -ed
• Syllabification: vus‧ted

Pronoun

vusted (plural vustedes)

1. second person formal; you (singular)

   Synonym: usted

Usage notes

• Only in certain small isolated areas of Colombia and Venezuela. Otherwise, it is an archaism.

Further reading

• “vusted”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10