viuda
widow
noun BYOO-dah Less Common
Origin: From Latin vidua ('bereft, widow').
Usage Note
Viuda is the feminine form; the masculine is viudo ('widower'). Both can also function as adjectives — quedarse viudo/a means 'to be widowed'. A notable false friend trap: viuda negra is the black widow spider. The diminutive viudita appears in the folk song La viudita del conde Laurel.
Examples
"La viuda recibió el pésame de todos sus vecinos."
Natural Translation
The widow received condolences from all her neighbors.

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