sabenza

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Galician

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Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sabença (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin sapientia. Doublet of sapiencia, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

Noun

sabenza f (plural sabenzas)

  1. wisdom
    Synonyms: sabedoría, sapiencia
    • 1814, Manuel Pardo de Andrade, Soneto:
      no cortés se conoce o cabaleiro,
      e a sabenza de un home no seu tino:
      on his politeness you know the gentleman,
      and the wisdom of a man on his judgment
  2. knowledge
    Synonyms: coñecemento, saber, sabedoría, sapiencia
    • 1697, Juan Antonio Torrado, Fala o corvo, escoiten todos:
      Este lugar non foi berzo
      Na sua idade mais tenra?
      Non lle debeu à crianza,
      Todo ò seu ser, è à sabenza?
      Was not this place his crib
      during his most tender age?
      Doesn't he owe it his upbringing,
      his whole being and his knowledge?
  3. judgment
    Synonym: xuízo

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