comida vieja
/komida bjexa/from spelling rules
The English phrase "old food" is translated into Spanish as comida vieja.
comida vieja is used to describe food that is no longer fresh or has been kept for a long time.
Did you know?
- While comida vieja refers to age, Spanish speakers use comida chatarra for 'junk food'. The word chatarra literally means 'scrap metal'.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, referring to a person as vieja or viejo is a common, affectionate way for partners to call each other 'old man' or 'old lady'.
- The word vieja is derived from the Latin vetula, which is a diminutive form of vetus. This means the word for 'old' originally carried a sense of being 'little old' or 'dear'.
Examples in context
- La carne está en mal estadoThe meat is in bad condition
- Las frutas están descompuestasThe fruit has decomposed
- El queso está pasado de fechaThe cheese is past its date
- La leche está estropeadaThe milk is spoiled
- La comida vieja puede hacerte daño.Old food can make you sick.
- Tira toda la comida vieja del refrigerador.Throw away all the old food from the refrigerator.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Sofía are cleaning out the fridge.
- AlejandroSofía, ¿qué es esto?Sofía, what is this?
- SofíaEs comida vieja de la semana pasada.It is old food from last week.
- AlejandroEstá muy mal.It is in very bad shape.
- SofíaTírala a la basura ahora.Throw it in the trash now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries comida, vieja, CC BY-SA 4.0.
