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querencia.

longing, want

9 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/keˈɾenθja/[keˈɾẽn̟.θja]/keˈɾensja/[keˈɾẽn.sja]

  1. longing, want

    feminine

  2. homesickness, nostalgia

    feminine

  3. the homing instinct of an animal

    feminine

  4. the bull's querencia

    feminine

  5. an animal's lair

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Spanish querer Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -entiader. Spanish -encia Spanish querencia From querer (“to want”) + -encia.

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