marchito

withered

adjective dehs-gah-rrah-DOHR Rare

Usage Note

Marchito describes flowers, plants, or figuratively hopes and beauty that have faded, wilted, or lost their freshness. The verb is marchitar(se) ('to wither'). In literary use it often carries a melancholy or elegiac tone — una belleza marchita ('a faded beauty'). The feminine form is marchita, plural marchitos/marchitas.

Examples

"Las flores estaban marchitas después de la helada."

Natural Translation

The flowers were withered after the frost.

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