templanza

See also: Templanza

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin temperantia, from temperāns (“observing moderation, sober”). Doublet of temperancia, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /temˈplanθa/ [t̪ẽmˈplãn̟.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /temˈplansa/ [t̪ẽmˈplãn.sa]
• Rhymes: -anθa
• Rhymes: -ansa
• Syllabification: tem‧plan‧za

Noun

templanza f (uncountable)

1. temperance, moderation, sobriety

   Synonyms: discreción, moderación, sobriedad

Related terms

• templado

Further reading

• “templanza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10