terneza

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

terneza f (plural ternezas)

1. tenderness

   Synonym: ternura

Further reading

• “terneza”, 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