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terno.

tender

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈtɛʁ.nu/Brazil[ˈtɛɦ.nu]Brazil/ˈtɛɾ.nu/São-Paulo/ˈtɛʁ.nu/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. tender

  2. affectionate

  3. gentle, mild

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese terno, from Latin tenerum, with metathesis (compare Spanish tierno), from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”). Compare with its doublet tenro.

noun/ˈtɛʁ.nu/Brazil[ˈtɛɦ.nu]Brazil/ˈtɛɾ.nu/São-Paulo/ˈtɛʁ.nu/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. set of three, trio

    masculine
  2. the playing card featuring three pips

    masculine
  3. suit

    Brazil · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin ternus.

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