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Spanish
Etymology
From tierno + -eza. Compare Catalan tendresa, French tendresse, Italian tenerezza, Romanian tinerețe, Aromanian tinireatsã, Old Sicilian tinirizza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /teɾˈneθa/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /teɾˈnesa/
- Rhymes: -eθa
- Rhymes: -esa
- Syllabification: ter‧ne‧za
Noun
terneza f (plural ternezas)
- tenderness
- Synonym: ternura
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