terneza

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From tierno +‎ -eza. Compare Catalan tendresa, French tendresse, Italian tenerezza, Romanian tinerețe, Aromanian tinireatsã, Old Sicilian tinirizza.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /teɾˈneθa/ [t̪eɾˈne.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /teɾˈnesa/ [t̪eɾˈne.sa]
  • Rhymes: -eθa
  • Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: ter‧ne‧za

Noun

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terneza f (plural ternezas)

  1. tenderness
    Synonym: ternura

Further reading

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