terquedad

Spanish

Etymology

From terco +‎ -edad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teɾkeˈdad/ [t̪eɾ.keˈð̞að̞]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: ter‧que‧dad

Noun

terquedad f (plural terquedades)

1. stubbornness, obstinacy

   Synonyms: obstinación, porfía, testarudez

Further reading

• “terquedad”, 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