Spanish word meaning 'new' or 'recent'. Often used in English contexts when referring to Spanish-speaking regions or in borrowed phrases.
From Latin novus meaning 'new, fresh, young'. Evolved through Vulgar Latin into Spanish nuevo, maintaining the core meaning while undergoing regular phonetic changes typical of Romance language development.
The word appears frequently in place names throughout the Americas, from Nuevo México to Nuevo León, reflecting the Spanish colonial practice of naming new settlements after familiar places. It's cognate with French nouveau and Italian nuovo, all descendants of the same Latin root.
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