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caduco

expired

adjective kah-DOO-koh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Origin: From Latin caducus, from cadere (to fall).

Also means

outdated

Usage Note

Caduco describes something that has expired, lapsed, or become obsolete: a contrato caduco (expired contract) or ideas caducas (outdated ideas). For food and medicine the more common term is caducado (past the expiry date), while caduco is favoured for legal documents, rights, and deciduous trees (hojas caducas = deciduous leaves).

Examples

"El pasaporte estaba caduco y tuvo que renovarlo."

Natural Translation

The passport had expired and he had to renew it.

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