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Italian
Etymology
From tenero + -ezza. Compare Catalan tendresa, Aromanian tinireatsã, Old Sicilian tinirizza, French tendresse, Romanian tinerețe, Spanish and Portuguese terneza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /te.neˈret.t͡sa/
- Rhymes: -ettsa
- Hyphenation: te‧ne‧réz‧za
Noun
tenerezza f (plural tenerezze)
- tenderness